CVE-2020-9488

LOWNVD 3.73.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This low-severity CVE scores 3.7 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 8.1% (94th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
3.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 8.1%CVSS: 3.7Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Log4j SMTP appender. This could allow an SMTPS connection to be intercepted by a man-in-the-middle attack which could leak any log messages sent through that appender. Fixed in Apache Log4j 2.12.3 and 2.13.1

CVSS v3
3.7
EG Score
3.7LOWmedium confidence
EG Risk
20
EG Risk 20/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity37% × 45%
Exploitation8% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at every mission impact level.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
8.1%
EPSS %ILE
94th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at every mission impact level.

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

April 27, 2020

Last Modified

May 29, 2026

References (98)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-9488(11)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(5)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
redhatpatch2022-02-10redhat
redhatpatch2022-02-09redhat
redhatlog4j-core2021-12-14redhat
redhatlog4j2020-12-16redhat
redhatqpid-proton-0:0.32.0-2.el82020-09-23redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(7 across 6 ecosystems)
Maven(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j2.0 ... 2.3.1 (20 versions)
  • 2.13.0 up to 2.13.2: fixed in 2.13.2
  • 2.4.0 up to 2.12.3: fixed in 2.12.3
  • every version up to 2.3.2: fixed in 2.3.2
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org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core2.0 ... 2.3.1 (20 versions)
  • 2.13.0 up to 2.13.2: fixed in 2.13.2
  • 2.4.0 up to 2.12.3: fixed in 2.12.3
  • every version up to 2.3.2: fixed in 2.3.2
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Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
apache-log4j2—
  • every version up to 2.13.3-1: fixed in 2.13.3-1
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Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
apache-log4j2—
  • every version up to 2.13.3-1: fixed in 2.13.3-1
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
apache-log4j2—
  • every version up to 2.13.3-1: fixed in 2.13.3-1
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
apache-log4j2—
  • every version up to 2.13.3-1: fixed in 2.13.3-1
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Debian:9(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
apache-log4j22.10.0-1 ... 2.8.2-2 (9 versions)
  • every version up to 2.12.3-0+deb9u1: fixed in 2.12.3-0+deb9u1
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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-9488?
CVE-2020-9488 is a low vulnerability published on April 27, 2020. Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Log4j SMTP appender. This could allow an SMTPS connection to be intercepted by a man-in-the-middle attack which could leak any log messages sent through that appender. Fixed in Apache Log4j 2.12.3 and 2.13.1
When was CVE-2020-9488 disclosed?
CVE-2020-9488 was first published on April 27, 2020, with the most recent update on May 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-9488 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-9488 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 8.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (94th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-9488?
CVE-2020-9488 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-9488?
A fix for CVE-2020-9488 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2020-9488 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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