Is CVE-2020-8013 being actively exploited?

CVE-2020-8013 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8013?

CVE-2020-8013 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.2 (LOW).

CVE-2020-8013

LOW · CVSS 2.2EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in chkstat of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 set permissions intended for specific binaries on other binaries because it erroneously followed symlinks. The symlinks can't be controlled by attackers on default systems, so exploitation is difficult. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 permissions versions prior to 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 permissions versions prior to 20181116-9.23.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 permissions versions prior to 2013.1.7-0.6.12.1.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.2 (v3.1)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
EPSS score: 0.3% (23th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2020-28926)
Published: March 2, 2020
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2020-28926 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

opensuse / leap
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server

Certified products that may be affected

9 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, SP4 - SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-1248-2026 - active
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Version 15 SP4 - SUSE LLC - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-1231-2026 - active
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 - SUSE LLC - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-1213-2023 - active
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 15 SP2 - SUSE LLC - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-1168-2021 - active
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-1151-2021 - archived

See all 9 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00010.html(Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163922(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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