CVE-2020-23793

Name: CVE-2020-23793
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-08-22T19:16:19.463+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.6/10EPSS 0.72%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-23793 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.6/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in spice-server spice-server-0.14.0-6.el7_6.1.x86_64 of Redhat's VDI product. There is a security vulnerablility that can restart KVMvirtual machine without any authorization. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in spice-server spice-server-0.14.0-6.el7_6.1.x86_64 of Redhat's VDI product. There is a security vulnerablility that can restart KVMvirtual machine without any authorization. It is not yet known if there will be other other effects.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.6/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.72%

49.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Spice-Space	Spice-Server	0.14.0-6el7_6.1

References

Timeline

Published: Aug 22, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-23793?

How severe is CVE-2020-23793?

CVE-2020-23793 has a CVSS score of 8.6/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-23793?

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Source: NVD / NIST