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Vulnerability details: VCID-5rgy-2ftt-wbak
Vulnerability ID VCID-5rgy-2ftt-wbak
Aliases CVE-2020-27196
GHSA-h48w-c35p-6m8x
Summary Out-of-bounds Write in Play Framework
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-27196
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-27196
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-27196
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-27196
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h48w-c35p-6m8x
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/playframework/playframework/pull/10321
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/playframework/playframework/pull/10321
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27196
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27196
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27196-DosViaJsonStackOverflow
generic_textual HIGH https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27196-DosViaJsonStackOverflow
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-27196
https://github.com/playframework/playframework/pull/10321
https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability
CVE-2020-27196 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27196
CVE-2020-27196-DOSVIAJSONSTACKOVERFLOW https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27196-DosViaJsonStackOverflow
GHSA-h48w-c35p-6m8x https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h48w-c35p-6m8x
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/playframework/playframework/pull/10321
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27196
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27196-DosViaJsonStackOverflow
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.67463
EPSS Score 0.00526
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T20:28:09.720804+00:00 GHSA Importer Import https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h48w-c35p-6m8x 38.6.0