CVE-2020-26948

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 87%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 87%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Emby Server before 4.5.0 allows SSRF via the Items/RemoteSearch/Image ImageURL parameter.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
83(Track*)
EG Risk 83/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation87% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
99.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 10, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 6, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

GitHub - btnz-k/emby_ssrf · GitHub

https://github.com/btnz-k/emby_ssrf

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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  10. 2026-05-23 06:50 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Metasploit modules). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/http/emby_ssrf_scanner✓ verified
    First seen Jan 1, 2020

    Emby SSRF HTTP Scanner

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/http/emby_version_ssrf✓ verified
    First seen Jan 1, 2020

    Emby Version Scanner

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2020/CVE-2020-26948.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2020

    Emby < 4.5.0 - Server Server-Side Request Forgery

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-26948?
CVE-2020-26948 is a critical vulnerability published on October 10, 2020. Emby Server before 4.5.0 allows SSRF via the Items/RemoteSearch/Image ImageURL parameter.
When was CVE-2020-26948 disclosed?
CVE-2020-26948 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 10, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-26948 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-26948 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-26948?
CVE-2020-26948 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-26948?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-26948, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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