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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2020-28196Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: mit · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2020-28196Unknown / EvaluatingHIGH (raw)CVSS 7.5CWE-674

MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.17.2 and 1.18.x before 1.18.3 allows unbounded recursion via an ASN.1-encoded Kerberos message because the lib/krb5/asn.1/asn1_encode.c support for BER indefinite lengths lacks a recursion limit.

Published: 06 Nov 2020•Last updated: 14 Oct 2026, 03:47 PM IST•Source identifier: cve@mitre.org
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
7.5HIGH (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
4.4%0.044
Percentile91st
Weakness type
CWE-674
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.17.2 and 1.18.x before 1.18.3 allows unbounded recursion via an ASN.1-encoded Kerberos message because the lib/krb5/asn.1/asn1_encode.c support for BER indefinite lengths lacks a recursion limit.

SOC priority

High

Actively exploited

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; HIGH severity; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

11 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • mit kerberos 5 · < 1.17.2; >= 1.18.0 < 1.18.3 · NVD CPE · Source
  • fedoraproject fedora · 31 · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp active iq unified manager · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp cloud backup · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp oncommand insight · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp oncommand workflow automation · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp snapcenter · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications cloud native core policy · 1.14.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications offline mediation controller · 12.0.0.3.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications pricing design center · 12.0.0.3.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle mysql server · <= 8.0.23 · NVD CPE · Source
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.

Matched network-unauthenticated (CVSS AV:N, CVSS PR:N, CVSS UI:N)

Exposure

  1. Identify devices reporting this CVE and note which expose the affected service to untrusted networks.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A network-reachable, no-privilege vector makes internet-facing instances the first exposure question. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review inbound connections to the affected service from unexpected sources since the advisory date.Telemetry: DeviceNetworkEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; it does not show that exploitation occurred. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated update is installed and the CVE is no longer reported.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies remediation. · Rule network-unauthenticated

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
cve@mitre.org
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapcenter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_offline_mediation_controller:12.0.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

3 public sources
github.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-2020-28196
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2020-28196
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2020-28196"| 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.