HIGH
CVE-2020-8285
CWE-674Published: December 14, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
7.5
CVSS v3.1
Official Description
curl 7.21.0 to and including 7.73.0 is vulnerable to uncontrolled recursion due to a stack overflow issue in FTP wildcard match parsing.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2020-8285 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.
A successful exploit results in availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.5.
CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Vendors & Products
Apple2 product(s)
mac os xmacos
Debian1 product(s)
debian linux
Fedora1 product(s)
fedora
fujitsu12 product(s)
m10-1 firmwarem10-1m10-4 firmwarem10-4m10-4s firmwarem10-4sm12-1 firmwarem12-1m12-2 firmwarem12-2m12-2s firmwarem12-2s
haxx1 product(s)
libcurl
netapp7 product(s)
clustered data ontaphci management nodesolidfirehci bootstrap oshci compute nodehci storage node firmwarehci storage node
Oracle4 product(s)
communications billing and revenue managementcommunications cloud native core policyessbasepeoplesoft enterprise peopletools
siemens1 product(s)
sinec infrastructure network services
splunk1 product(s)
universal forwarder
Source: NVD CPE · 35 total CPE entries
Exploit & PoC Resources
NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories
All References (40)
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfPatch · Third Party Advisory
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https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8285.htmlVendor Advisory
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https://github.com/curl/curl/issues/6255Exploit · Third Party Advisory
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https://hackerone.com/reports/1045844Permissions Required
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3EMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3EMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00029.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DAEHE2S2QLO4AO4MEEYL75NB7SAH5PSL/Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NZUVSQHN2ESHMJXNQ2Z7T2EELBB5HJXG/Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-14Third Party Advisory
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210122-0007/Third Party Advisory
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https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212325Third Party Advisory
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https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326Third Party Advisory
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https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327Third Party Advisory
Quick Facts
CVE IDCVE-2020-8285
CVSS Score7.5 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-674
CISA KEVNo
Affected9 vendor(s)
PublishedDec 14, 2020
Related CVEs (CWE-674)
Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2020-8285 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.