CVE-2020-13925

Name: CVE-2020-13925
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-07-14T13:15:11.437+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 19.86%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-13925 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Similar to CVE-2020-1956, Kylin has one more restful API which concatenates the API inputs into OS commands and then executes them on the server; while the reported API misses necessary input validation, which causes the hackers to have the possibility to execute OS command remotely. Users of all previous versions after 2.3 should upgrade to 3.1.0.. EPSS estimates a 19.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Similar to CVE-2020-1956, Kylin has one more restful API which concatenates the API inputs into OS commands and then executes them on the server; while the reported API misses necessary input validation, which causes the hackers to have the possibility to execute OS command remotely. Users of all previous versions after 2.3 should upgrade to 3.1.0.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

19.86%

97.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache	Kylin	>= 2.3.0, < 3.1.0

References

Timeline

Published: Jul 14, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-13925?

How severe is CVE-2020-13925?

CVE-2020-13925 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 19.86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-13925?

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Source: NVD / NIST