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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | Medium | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | GitHub Advisory Database |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0043, the 37th percentile, on 9 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-w542-cpp9-r3g7
- OSV: GHSA-w542-cpp9-r3g7
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16252
- github.com/ankane/field_test/issues/28
- github.com/ankane/field_test/commit/defd3fdf457c22d7dc5b3be7048481947bd5f0d0
- github.com/ankane/field_test
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/field_test/CVE-2020-16252.yml