CVE-2020-5866
In versions of NGINX Controller prior to 3.3.0, the helper.sh script, which is used optionally in...
In versions of NGINX Controller prior to 3.3.0, the helper.sh script, which is used optionally in NGINX Controller to change settings, uses sensitive items as command-line arguments.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In versions of NGINX Controller prior to 3.3.0, the helper.sh script, which is used optionally in NGINX Controller to change settings, uses sensitive items as command-line arguments.
- Record
CVE-2020-5866- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In versions of NGINX Controller prior to 3.3.0, the helper.sh script, which is used optionally in NGINX Controller to change settings, uses sensitive items as command-line arguments.
- Record
CVE-2020-5866- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-27020 No score
In versions of NGINX Controller prior to 3.3.0, the helper.sh script, which is used optionally in NGINX Controller to change settings, uses sensitive items as command-line arguments.
- Record
EUVD-2020-27020- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-28pm-98wm-6937 No score
In versions of NGINX Controller prior to 3.3.0, the helper.sh script, which is used optionally in...
In versions of NGINX Controller prior to 3.3.0, the helper.sh script, which is used optionally in NGINX Controller to change settings, uses sensitive items as command-line arguments.
- Record
GHSA-28pm-98wm-6937- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-5866 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in F5 Nginx Controller, published April 23, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.