CVE-2020-14317

Name: CVE-2020-14317
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2021-06-02T12:15:08.037+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.19%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-14317 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. It was found that the issue for security flaw CVE-2019-3805 appeared again in a further version of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform - Continuous Delivery (EAP-CD) introducing regression. An attacker could exploit this by modifying the PID file in /var/run/jboss-eap/ allowing the init.d script to terminate any process as root.. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

It was found that the issue for security flaw CVE-2019-3805 appeared again in a further version of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform - Continuous Delivery (EAP-CD) introducing regression. An attacker could exploit this by modifying the PID file in /var/run/jboss-eap/ allowing the init.d script to terminate any process as root.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.19%

9.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-364

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Jboss Enterprise Application Platform	All versions
Redhat	Wildfly	All versions

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1854251Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1854251Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 2, 2021
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-14317?

How severe is CVE-2020-14317?

CVE-2020-14317 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14317?

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Source: NVD / NIST