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CVE-2020-25699

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2020-11-19
  • WeaknessCWE-863

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Description

In moodle, insufficient capability checks could lead to users with the ability to course restore adding additional capabilities to roles within that course. Versions affected: 3.9 to 3.9.2, 3.8 to 3.8.5, 3.7 to 3.7.8, 3.5 to 3.5.14 and earlier unsupported versions. This is fixed in moodle 3.9.3, 3.8.6, 3.7.9, 3.5.15, and 3.10.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-11-1917:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

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

NVD · OSV
Moodle
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.5≥ 3.5.0, ≤ 3.5.14no fix published
3.7≥ 3.7.0, ≤ 3.7.8no fix published
3.8≥ 3.8.0, ≤ 3.8.5no fix published
3.9≥ 3.9.0, ≤ 3.9.2no fix published
moodle
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.9≥ 3.9.0, < 3.9.33.9.3
3.8≥ 3.8.0, < 3.8.63.8.6
3.7≥ 3.7.0, < 3.7.93.7.9
3.5≥ 3.5.0, < 3.5.153.5.15
moodle/moodle
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.9≥ 3.9.0, < 3.9.33.9.3
3.8≥ 3.8.0, < 3.8.63.8.6
3.7≥ 3.7.0, < 3.7.93.7.9
3.5≥ 3.5, < 3.5.153.5.15

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

Advisories and patches

Detection

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

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-863read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-863read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.6 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published
2020-11-19
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25699?

In moodle, insufficient capability checks could lead to users with the ability to course restore adding additional capabilities to roles within that course. Versions affected: 3.9 to 3.9.2, 3.8 to 3.8.5, 3.7 to 3.7.8, 3.5 to 3.5.14 and earlier unsupported versions. This is fixed in moodle 3.9.3, 3.8.6, 3.7.9, 3.5.15, and 3.10.

Is CVE-2020-25699 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-25699 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.6% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-25699?

CVE-2020-25699 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

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