Is CVE-2020-8025 being actively exploited?

CVE-2020-8025 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8025?

CVE-2020-8025 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2020-8025

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

A Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions vulnerability in the permissions package of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15; openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Tumbleweed sets the permissions for some of the directories of the pcp package to unintended settings. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 permissions versions prior to 20170707-3.24.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS permissions versions prior to 20180125-3.27.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 permissions versions prior to 20180125-3.27.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 permissions versions prior to 20181116-lp151.4.24.1. openSUSE Tumbleweed permissions versions prior to 20200624.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.1 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-279
EPSS score: 0.5% (40th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2020-28937)
Published: August 7, 2020
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2020-28937 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

suse / linux enterprise high performance computing
suse / linux enterprise high performance computing
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise software development kit
suse / linux enterprise software development kit

Certified products that may be affected

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

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

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171883(Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

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

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