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CVE-2020-13776VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2020-13776: n/a

Source CVE Database V5

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.7 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.7Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Jun 2020

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubsystemd/systemdpkg:github/systemd/systemdOther threatsAffected
  • <=245
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2020-13776, European organizations should: 1) Identify and inventory all Linux systems running systemd versions up to v245. 2) Apply vendor-supplied patches or updates that address this vulnerability as soon as they become available. 3) Implement strict user account management policies to avoid using purely numerical or hexadecimal usernames, reducing the risk of triggering the vulnerability. 4) Restrict local access to trusted users only, and enforce strong authentication and authorization controls to prevent unauthorized local access. 5) Monitor system logs and user activity for unusual privilege escalations or suspicious behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. 6) Employ endpoint security solutions capable of detecting privilege escalation attempts. 7) Educate system administrators and users about the risks associated with local privilege escalation vulnerabilities and the importance of cautious user interaction with system prompts or commands. 8) Consider deploying mandatory access control mechanisms (e.g., SELinux, AppArmor) to limit the impact of potential privilege escalations.

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.

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