Is CVE-2020-14871 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-14871 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-27.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-14871?

CVE-2020-14871 has a CVSS score of 10 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2020-14871?

Patch guidance is available from oracle security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-14871.

Which products are affected by CVE-2020-14871?

2 products: oracle solaris, oracle solaris.

Fix CVE-2020-14871 - CRITICAL oracle solaris

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Pluggable authentication module). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. Note: This CVE is not exploitable for Solaris 11.1 and later releases, and ZFSSA 8.7 and later releases, thus the CVSS Base Score is 0.0. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 10.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ORACLE
Published: 10/21/2020
Last Modified: 10/27/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2020-14871

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