CVE-2020-2556

CVE-2020-2556 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management with a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.

Key facts

Description

Vulnerability in the Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management product of Oracle Construction and Engineering (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 16.2.0.0-16.2.19.0, 17.12.0.0-17.12.16.0, 18.8.0.0-18.8.16.0, 19.12.0.0 and 20.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management executes to compromise Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L).

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2556?
Vulnerability in the Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management product of Oracle Construction and Engineering (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 16.2.0.0-16.2.19.0, 17.12.0.0-17.12.16.0, 18.8.0.0-18.8.16.0, 19.12.0.0 and 20.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management executes to compromise Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L).
How severe is CVE-2020-2556?
CVE-2020-2556 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.3, rated high severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity high, and availability low.
Is CVE-2020-2556 being actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (35th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2020-2556?
CVE-2020-2556 primarily affects Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. In total, 3 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2020-2556?
Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2020-2556 published?
CVE-2020-2556 was published on 2020-01-15 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

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