MEDIUM
CVE-2020-8624
CWE-269Published: August 21, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
4.3
CVSS v3.1
Official Description
In BIND 9.9.12 -> 9.9.13, 9.10.7 -> 9.10.8, 9.11.3 -> 9.11.21, 9.12.1 -> 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -> 9.17.3, also affects 9.9.12-S1 -> 9.9.13-S1, 9.11.3-S1 -> 9.11.21-S1 of the BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition, An attacker who has been granted privileges to change a specific subset of the zone's content could abuse these unintended additional privileges to update other contents of the zone.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2020-8624 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.
CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected Vendors & Products
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
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4468-1/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4468-1/
All References (20)
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00041.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00044.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2020-8624Vendor Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-19Third Party Advisory
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200827-0003/Third Party Advisory
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4468-1/Third Party Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4752Third Party Advisory
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https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_19Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00041.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00044.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2020-8624Vendor Advisory
Quick Facts
CVE IDCVE-2020-8624
CVSS Score4.3 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-269
CISA KEVNo
Affected6 vendor(s)
PublishedAug 21, 2020
Related CVEs (CWE-269)
Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2020-8624 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. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.