CVE-2020-36619

Name: CVE-2020-36619
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-12-19T14:15:10.243+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 0.89%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-36619 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in multimon-ng. It has been rated as critical. EPSS estimates a 0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in multimon-ng. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function add_ch of the file demod_flex.c. The manipulation of the argument ch leads to format string. Upgrading to version 1.2.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is e5a51c508ef952e81a6da25b43034dd1ed023c07. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-216269 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

0.89%

54.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Multimon-Ng Project	Multimon-Ng	< 1.2.0

References

https://github.com/EliasOenal/multimon-ng/commit/e5a51c508ef952e81a6da25b43034dd1ed023c07Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/EliasOenal/multimon-ng/pull/160Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/EliasOenal/multimon-ng/releases/tag/1.2.0Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.216269Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/EliasOenal/multimon-ng/commit/e5a51c508ef952e81a6da25b43034dd1ed023c07Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/EliasOenal/multimon-ng/pull/160Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/EliasOenal/multimon-ng/releases/tag/1.2.0Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.216269Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Dec 19, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-36619?

How severe is CVE-2020-36619?

CVE-2020-36619 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.89% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36619?

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Source: NVD / NIST