CVE-2020-9079
FusionSphere OpenStack 8.0.0 have a protection mechanism failure vulnerability. The product...
FusionSphere OpenStack 8.0.0 have a protection mechanism failure vulnerability. The product incorrectly uses a protection mechanism. An attacker has to find a way to exploit the vulnerability to conduct directed attacks against the affected product.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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
FusionSphere OpenStack 8.0.0 have a protection mechanism failure vulnerability. The product incorrectly uses a protection mechanism. An attacker has to find a way to exploit the vulnerability to conduct directed attacks against the affected product.
- Record
CVE-2020-9079- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
FusionSphere OpenStack 8.0.0 have a protection mechanism failure vulnerability. The product incorrectly uses a protection mechanism. An attacker has to find a way to exploit the vulnerability to conduct directed attacks against the affected product.
- Record
CVE-2020-9079- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29908 No score
FusionSphere OpenStack 8.0.0 have a protection mechanism failure vulnerability. The product incorrectly uses a protection mechanism. An attacker has to find a way to exploit the vulnerability to conduct directed attacks against the affected product.
- Record
EUVD-2020-29908- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qj8p-w7h4-v2qg No score
FusionSphere OpenStack 8.0.0 have a protection mechanism failure vulnerability. The product...
FusionSphere OpenStack 8.0.0 have a protection mechanism failure vulnerability. The product incorrectly uses a protection mechanism. An attacker has to find a way to exploit the vulnerability to conduct directed attacks against the affected product.
- Record
GHSA-qj8p-w7h4-v2qg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-9079 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Huawei Fusionsphere Openstack, published August 11, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.