CVE-2020-11105: An issue was discovered in USC iLab cereal through 1.3.0

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-11105?

cereal: upgrade to newer than 1.3.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2020-11105 being exploited?

CVE-2020-11105 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2020-11105 affect?

CVE-2020-11105 affects cereal. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). An issue was discovered in USC iLab cereal through 1.3.0. It employs caching of std::shared_ptr values, using the raw pointer address as a unique identifier. This becomes problematic if an std::shared_ptr variable goes out of scope and is f

Q: How urgent is CVE-2020-11105?

Priority 65/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEUPGRADE

CVE-2020-11105 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting cereal. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

An issue was discovered in USC iLab cereal through 1.3.0. It employs caching of std::shared_ptr values, using the raw pointer address as a unique identifier. This becomes problematic if an std::shared_ptr variable goes out of scope and is freed, and a new std::shared_ptr is allocated at the same address. Serialization fidelity thereby becomes dependent upon memory layout. In short, serialized std::shared_ptr variables cannot always be expected to

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	2.0% (top 19%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-763
Published	2020-03-30
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: usc

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2020-03-30 22:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 02:49 UTCUpdated Record last modified

usc cereal UPGRADE

Affected: <= 1.3.0

Fixed in: newer than 1.3.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy cereal || rpm -q cereal || cereal --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 1.3.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade cereal

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade cereal

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2020-11105?

cereal: upgrade to newer than 1.3.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2020-11105 being exploited?

CVE-2020-11105 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2020-11105 affect?

CVE-2020-11105 affects cereal. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). An issue was discovered in USC iLab cereal through 1.3.0. It employs caching of std::shared_ptr values, using the raw pointer address as a unique identifier. This becomes problematic if an std::shared_ptr variable goes out of scope and is f

How urgent is CVE-2020-11105?

Priority 65/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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References

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