CVE-2020-29540 json
API calls in the Translation API feature in Systran Pure Neural Server before 9.7.0 allow a threat actor to use the Systran Pure Neural Ser…
published 2020-12-08 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-21906
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
API calls in the Translation API feature in Systran Pure Neural Server before 9.7.0 allow a threat actor to use the Systran Pure Neural Server as a Denial-of-Service proxy by sending a large amount of translation requests to a destination host on any given TCP port regardless of whether a web service is running on the destination port.
Patch / fix
- systransoft pure_neural_server 9.7.0
Exploit prediction
1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- grave-rose.medium.com https://grave-rose.medium.com/two-systran-vulnerabilities-and-their-exploits-8bc83ba29e14 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
grave-rose.medium.com
/two-systran-vulnerabilities-and-their-exploits-8bc83ba29e14
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
systransoft.com
/translation-products/systran-pure-neural-server/
product
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-29540
- NVD CVE-2020-29540
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