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How to verify CVE-2020-11984

Confirm whether your systems are actually affected — run the exact detection check below (Nuclei command or OpenVAS NVT). Detection only; it does not exploit.

How to verify this vulnerability

Scanner data tells you how to confirm whether your systems are actually affected — not just that the CVE exists. Run a Nuclei template against your target for a yes/no answer in seconds.

What's a Nuclei template? Nuclei is a free, open-source scanner. A template is a small YAML rule that probes a target and reports whether it's vulnerable. Runs locally, no agent.
1 · AUTOMATEDDetection command
nuclei -id CVE-2020-11984 -u https://your-target -rl 50 -timeout 10

Runs against your own host. Don't have Nuclei? Install guide ↗

1 Nuclei template
  • criticalOfficialVerifiedhttpApache HTTP Server - Remote Code ExecutionGitHub ↗
  • criticalAI-generatedhttpApache HTTP server 2.4.32 to 2.4.44 mod_proxy_uwsgi info disclosure and possible RCEGitHub ↗

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Nuclei References

Verify with OpenVAS

Greenbone/OpenVAS ships 31 NVT checks for CVE-2020-11984. OpenVAS detects this CVE by NVT OID — enable the NVT in your scan config, or confirm it is in your feed with the query below.

Confirm the NVT is in your feed (GMP)
gvm-cli socket --xml "<get_nvts nvt_oid='1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.144374' details='1'/>"
NVT OIDs (31)
  • 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.144374since 2026-06-25
  • 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.144375since 2026-06-25
  • 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.147421since 2026-06-25
  • 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.152630since 2026-06-25
  • 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704757since 2026-06-25
  • 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844536since 2026-06-25
  • 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.845040since 2026-06-25
  • 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.853390since 2026-06-25
  • 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.853393since 2026-06-25
  • 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.878240since 2026-06-25

+ 21 more NVTs

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