Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a critical Oracle Solaris flaw that can let an unauthenticated network attacker take over an affected Solaris host. CISA lists it in Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, so exposed legacy Solaris systems should be treated as urgent business risk. Highest concern is Solaris 10 and Solaris 11.0 systems reachable over network services using affected authentication paths. Oracle states Solaris 11.1 and later, and ZFSSA 8.7 and later, are not exploitable. Treat as immediate remediation for any exposed Solaris 10 or 11.0 host. The combination of takeover impact, unauthenticated network reachability, public exploit references, and CISA KEV listing makes this a board-visible legacy infrastructure risk. Mitigation focus: Apply Oracle October 2020 Critical Patch Update guidance or later vendor-recommended fixes.; Prioritize Solaris 10 and Solaris 11.0 hosts with network-exposed authentication services.; Upgrade unsupported or legacy Solaris deployments where patching is unavailable..
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- Critical
- CVSS
- 10 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H3.96Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
10CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlCVE reference
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-14871CVE reference · government-resource
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