Memcached 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon…
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Memcached 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted binary protocol header to try_read_command_binary in memcached.c.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.28144 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10931
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqwp-x6cp-56g5
References
More Memcached vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-15768 Memcached version 1.5.5 contains an Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-14353 Memcached 1.6.0 before 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07164 Integer overflow in Memcached CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2016-07162 Integer overflow in Memcached CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-07163 Integer overflow in Memcached CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-15418 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in authfile.c memcached 1.6.9 allows attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-10931 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-10931 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vqwp-x6cp-56g5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-10931 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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