Vulnerability · CVE-2020-1752
A use-after-free vulnerability introduced in glibc upstream version 2.14 was found in the way the tilde expansion was carried out.
Published Apr 30, 2020 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · A use-after-free vulnerability introduced
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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-1752. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of A use-after-free vulnerability introduced is installed.
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- Severity
- High7.0
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.55%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux · cpe debian/debian linux · cpe gnu/glibc · cpe netapp/active iq unified manager · cpe netapp/h410c firmware · cpe netapp/hci management node
A use-after-free vulnerability introduced in glibc upstream version 2.14 was found in the way the tilde expansion was carried out. Directory paths containing an initial tilde followed by a valid username were affected by this issue. A local attacker could exploit this flaw by creating a specially crafted path that, when processed by the glob function, would potentially lead to arbitrary code execution. This was fixed in version 2.32.
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- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux16.04
- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux18.04
- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux19.10
- cpe debian/debian linux10.0
- cpe gnu/glibcversion unspecified
- cpe netapp/active iq unified managerversion unspecified
- cpe netapp/h410c firmwareversion unspecified
- cpe netapp/hci management nodeversion unspecified
- cpe netapp/solidfireversion unspecified
- cpe netapp/steelstore cloud integrated storageversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2020-1752
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
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Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-1752. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of A use-after-free vulnerability introduced is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with canonical/ubuntu linux 16.04; canonical/ubuntu linux 18.04; canonical/ubuntu linux 19.10; debian/debian linux 10.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-416: Use After Free. EPSS 0.55%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 30, 2020 · NIST NVD
Detected
A use-after-free vulnerability introduced in glibc upstream version 2.14 was found in the way the tilde expansion was carried out. Directory paths containing an initial tilde followed by a valid username were affected by this issue. A local attacker could exploit this flaw by creating a specially crafted path that, when processed by the glob function, would potentially lead to arbitrary code execu
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A use-after-free vulnerability introduced in glibc upstream version 2.14 was found in the way the tilde expansion was carried out. Directory paths containing an initial tilde followed by a valid username were affected by this issue. A local attacker could exploit this flaw by creating a specially crafted path that, when processed by the glob function, would potentially lead to arbitrary code execu
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-1752
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-1752
30-day exploitation probability 0.5%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-1752
A use-after-free vulnerability introduced in glibc upstream version 2.14 was found in the way the tilde expansion was carried out. Directory paths containing an initial tilde followed by a valid username were affected by this issue. A local attacker could exploit this flaw by cre
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.