CVE-2020-7136
A security vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to version 8.5.6 could allow...
A security vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to version 8.5.6 could allow remote unauthorized access. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has provided a software update to resolve this vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to 8.5.6. Please visit the HPE Support Center at https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/home to download the latest version of HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM). Download the latest version of HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) or download the latest Service Pack For ProLiant (SPP).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A security vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to version 8.5.6 could allow remote unauthorized access. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has provided a software update to resolve this vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to 8.5.6. Please visit the HPE Support Center at https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/home to download the latest version of HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM). Download the latest version of HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) or download the latest Service Pack For ProLiant (SPP).
- Record
CVE-2020-7136- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A security vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to version 8.5.6 could allow remote unauthorized access. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has provided a software update to resolve this vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to 8.5.6. Please visit the HPE Support Center at https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/home to download the latest version of HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM). Download the latest version of HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) or download the latest Service Pack For ProLiant (SPP).
- Record
CVE-2020-7136- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28270 No score
A security vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to version 8.5.6 could allow remote unauthorized access. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has provided a software update to resolve this vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to 8.5.6. Please visit the HPE Support Center at https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/home to download the latest version of HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM). Download the latest version of HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) or download the latest Service Pack For ProLiant (SPP).
- Record
EUVD-2020-28270- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jp2q-w73p-9cf9 No score
A security vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to version 8.5.6 could allow...
A security vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to version 8.5.6 could allow remote unauthorized access. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has provided a software update to resolve this vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to 8.5.6. Please visit the HPE Support Center at https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/home to download the latest version of HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM). Download the latest version of HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) or download the latest Service Pack For ProLiant (SPP).
- Record
GHSA-jp2q-w73p-9cf9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | HPE Smart Update Manager < 8.5.6 - Remote Unauthorized Access |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-7136 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Smart Update Manager (sum), published April 30, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 80.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.