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CVE-2020-5753

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 65th percentile. No fix published yet.

CVSS 3.15.3MediumEPSS percentile65th1.1% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFixNone yetNo fix or workaround published

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

No fixed build or workaround is published yet. Limit exposure and watch for a patch.

  • n/a Signal Private MessengerAffected: Android versions v4.59.0 and up, iOS versions v3.8.1.5 and upUpgrade to: not statedStated by: CVE record
  • Signal Private MessengerAffected: ≤ 4.59.0Upgrade to: after 4.59.0Stated by: NVD
  • SignalAffected: ≤ 3.8.1.5Upgrade to: after 3.8.1.5Stated by: NVD

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

What it is

From the CVE record

Signal Private Messenger Android v4.59.0 and up and iOS v3.8.1.5 and up allows a remote non-contact to ring a victim's Signal phone and disclose currently used DNS server due to ICE Candidate handling before call is answered or declined.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS65th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

1.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 65th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

3 events over 1646 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Record updated
  2. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

And 1 more affected product. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Scored 5.3 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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