CVE-2020-27157

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 15, 2020 at 04:33 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:08 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAptare

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%

Description

Veritas APTARE versions prior to 10.5 included code that bypassed the normal login process when specific authentication credentials were provided to the server. An unauthenticated user could login to the application and gain access to the data and functionality accessible to the targeted user account.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 10.5
Affected range stops below 10.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

8.1HIGHmitre
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-294

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