CVE-2020-2859Network attack vector

Unauthenticated service crash via undisclosed nVision flaw

Published Apr 15, 2020 · Updated Sep 27, 2024

Denial of service in the nVision component of Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.56 through 8.58 allows remote attackers to crash it via HTTP. Oracle has not published the vulnerable nVision code path or the operation performed on untrusted HTTP input. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation causes a hang or frequently repeatable crash without reported data disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability1.80%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in the nVision component of Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.56 through 8.58 allows remote attackers to crash it via HTTP. Oracle has not published the vulnerable nVision code path or the operation performed on untrusted HTTP input. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation causes a hang or frequently repeatable crash without reported data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-2859
Published
Apr 15, 2020
Updated
Sep 27, 2024
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
PeopleSoft PeopleTools
Classifications
T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 15, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 27, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.56
  2. Affected versionversion=8.57
  3. Affected versionversion=8.58

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · PeopleSoft PeopleToolsversion=8.56; version=8.57; version=8.58

Published CVSS scores

7.5OracleCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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