High exploit reference

CVE-2020-36922 — Sony BRAVIA Digital Signage 1.7.8 Unauthenticated System API Information Disclosure

Sony BRAVIA Digital Signage 1.7.8 contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive system details through API endpoints. Attackers can retrieve network interface information, server configurations, and system metadata by sending requests to the exposed system API.

Published Jan 6, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: VulnCheck

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.6% (30-day exploitation probability)+7
Technical severity (high)+6
CISA SSVC: exploitation "poc"+5
Automatable exploitation (SSVC)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.64%

ahead of 49% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

Pro-Bravia

Sony BRAVIA Digital Signage and 1 more

CVSS base

7.5

High · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

Proof of concept

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

Yes

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Partial

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Pro-Bravia Sony BRAVIA Digital Signage, Sony Bravia Signage).
The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Pro-Bravia	Sony BRAVIA Digital Signage	≤ 1.7.8	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Sony	Bravia Signage	≤ 1.7.8	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
6.9	CVSS 4.0	Medium	—	—	disclosure@vulncheck.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
6.9	CVSS 4.0	Medium	—	—	VulnCheck via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
7.5	CVSS 3.1	High	3.9	3.6	disclosure@vulncheck.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.5	CVSS 3.1	High	—	—	VulnCheck via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (score shown at the top: disclosure@vulncheck.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-497

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.64%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPS

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · pro-bravia/sony bravia digital signage
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 7.5
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Analyzed
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Jan 6, 2026 · VulnCheck

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

9 on the record

www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2020-5610.php
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sony-bravia-digital-signage-unauthenticated-system-api-inf
Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
pro.sony/ue_US/products/display-software
Product, product, NIST National Vulnerability Database
pro-bravia.sony.net/resources/software/bravia-signage/
Product, product, NIST National Vulnerability Database
packetstorm.news/files/id/160343
Third Party Advisory, exploit, NIST National Vulnerability Database
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192606
Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, NIST National Vulnerability Database
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49187
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, exploit, NIST National Vulnerability Database
pro-bravia.sony.net
Product, product, NIST National Vulnerability Database
cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2020120028
Third Party Advisory, exploit, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Pro-Bravia
every CVE for this vendor

CWE-497
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

Critical CVE-2020-36923 Sony BRAVIA Digital Signage 1.7.8 Client-Side Protection Bypass via IDOR Jan 6, 2026
Medium CVE-2020-36924 Sony BRAVIA Digital Signage 1.7.8 Unauthenticated Remote File Inclusion Jan 6, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2020-36922 is "Sony BRAVIA Digital Signage 1.7.8 Unauthenticated System API Information Disclosure", rated High. It affects Sony BRAVIA Digital Signage (Pro-Bravia); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.64% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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