CVE-2020-13776EPSS p38.5%

CVE-2020-13776CVE-2020-13776

systemd_project / systemd

Description

systemd through v245 mishandles numerical usernames such as ones composed of decimal digits or 0x followed by hex digits, as demonstrated by use of root privileges when privileges of the 0x0 user account were intended. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-1000082.

Scoring

CVSS 6.7 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.46% probability of exploitation · percentile 38.5% · 2026-10-17T12:00:28Z
Last modified2026-10-14
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.