CVE-2020-4099

HCL Verse for Android is susceptible to an APK signing key check vulnerability

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 1, 2022 at 05:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVerse

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The application was signed using a key length less than or equal to 1024 bits, making it potentially vulnerable to forged digital signatures. An attacker could forge the same digital signature of the app after maliciously modifying the app.

Affected

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

v < 12.0.15
Affected range stops below 12.0.15, 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:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-326

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