SecOps SignalSecurity Intelligence Workspace
Collection Degraded30 / 46 Sources HealthyPublic Intel Only
Vulnerabilities/CVE-2020-1752Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: gnu · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2020-1752Unknown / EvaluatingHIGH (raw)CVSS 7.0CWE-416

A use-after-free vulnerability introduced in glibc upstream version 2.14 was found in the way the tilde expansion was carried out

Published: 30 Apr 2020•Last updated: 14 Oct 2026, 02:47 PM IST•Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance not available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
7.0HIGH (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric sourcesecalert@redhat.com
EPSS probability
0.5%0.005
Percentile45th
Weakness type
CWE-416
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

A use-after-free vulnerability introduced in glibc upstream version 2.14 was found in the way the tilde expansion was carried out. Directory paths containing an initial tilde followed by a valid username were affected by this issue. A local attacker could exploit this flaw by creating a specially crafted path that, when processed by the glob function, would potentially lead to arbitrary code execution. This was fixed in version 2.32.

SOC priority

High

Actively exploited

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: SOC ecosystem technology relevance; HIGH severity; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

8 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • gnu glibc · < 2.32.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • canonical ubuntu linux · 16.04; 18.04; 19.10 · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp active iq unified manager · >= 9.5 · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp hci management node · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp solidfire · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp steelstore cloud integrated storage · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp h410c firmware · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • debian debian linux · 10.0 · NVD CPE · Source
NVD applicability prerequisites: cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. These are conditions, not proof that an environment is exposed or unaffected.
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

No rule-based guidance for this vulnerability class

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
secalert@redhat.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

3 public sources
bugzilla.redhat.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordlists.apache.orgSource record

Linked by the query's stored exact CVE association. Review required tables and validation status before use.

Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2020-1752
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2020-1752
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2020-1752"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
Open KQL Library

Correlated briefings

— No published briefing references this CVE

SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.