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CVE-2020-25660

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  • Published2020-11-23
  • Fixed in15.2.6 · 14.2.14
  • WeaknessCWE-294

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Description

A flaw was found in the Cephx authentication protocol in versions before 15.2.6 and before 14.2.14, where it does not verify Ceph clients correctly and is then vulnerable to replay attacks in Nautilus. This flaw allows an attacker with access to the Ceph cluster network to authenticate with the Ceph service via a packet sniffer and perform actions allowed by the Ceph service. This issue is a reintroduction of CVE-2018-1128, affecting the msgr2 protocol. The msgr 2 protocol is used for all communication except older clients that do not support the msgr2 protocol. The msgr1 protocol is not affected. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, and system availability.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-11-2322:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Redhat ceph
BranchAffectedFixed in
15.x≥ 15.0.0, < 15.2.615.2.6
14.2< 14.2.1414.2.14
Redhat ceph storage
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.0= 2.0no fix published
4.0= 4.0no fix published
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
33.x= 33no fix published

1 more product in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Redhat ceph to 15.2.6 · 14.2.14

Advisories and patches

  • ceph.ioRelease Notes · Vendor Advisory
  • ceph.ioRelease Notes · Vendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-294read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-294read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.0 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-11-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25660?

A flaw was found in the Cephx authentication protocol in versions before 15.2.6 and before 14.2.14, where it does not verify Ceph clients correctly and is then vulnerable to replay attacks in Nautilus. This flaw allows an attacker with access to the Ceph cluster network to authenticate with the Ceph service via a packet sniffer and perform actions allowed by the Ceph service. This issue is a reintroduction of CVE-2018-1128, affecting the msgr2 protocol. The msgr 2 protocol is used for all communication except older clients that do not support the msgr2 protocol. The msgr1 protocol is not affected. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, and system availability.

Is CVE-2020-25660 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-25660 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.0% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-25660?

CVE-2020-25660 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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