CVE-2020-7138
Potential remote code execution security vulnerabilities have been identified with HPE Nimble...
Potential remote code execution security vulnerabilities have been identified with HPE Nimble Storage systems that could be exploited by an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the array. The following NimbleOS versions, and all subsequent releases, contain a software fix for this vulnerability: 3.9.3.0 4.5.6.0 5.0.9.0 5.1.4.100
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Potential remote code execution security vulnerabilities have been identified with HPE Nimble Storage systems that could be exploited by an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the array. The following NimbleOS versions, and all subsequent releases, contain a software fix for this vulnerability: 3.9.3.0 4.5.6.0 5.0.9.0 5.1.4.100
- Record
CVE-2020-7138- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Potential remote code execution security vulnerabilities have been identified with HPE Nimble Storage systems that could be exploited by an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the array. The following NimbleOS versions, and all subsequent releases, contain a software fix for this vulnerability: 3.9.3.0 4.5.6.0 5.0.9.0 5.1.4.100
- Record
CVE-2020-7138- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28272 No score
Potential remote code execution security vulnerabilities have been identified with HPE Nimble Storage systems that could be exploited by an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the array. The following NimbleOS versions, and all subsequent releases, contain a software fix for this vulnerability: 3.9.3.0 4.5.6.0 5.0.9.0 5.1.4.100
- Record
EUVD-2020-28272- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jjq3-f9qj-fx43 No score
Potential remote code execution security vulnerabilities have been identified with HPE Nimble...
Potential remote code execution security vulnerabilities have been identified with HPE Nimble Storage systems that could be exploited by an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the array. The following NimbleOS versions, and all subsequent releases, contain a software fix for this vulnerability: 3.9.3.0 4.5.6.0 5.0.9.0 5.1.4.100
- Record
GHSA-jjq3-f9qj-fx43- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2020-7138 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Hpe Nimbleos, published May 19, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.81%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.