CVE-2020-20184
GateOne allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the...
GateOne allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the port field when attempting an SSH connection.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
GateOne allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the port field when attempting an SSH connection.
- Record
CVE-2020-20184- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
GateOne allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the port field when attempting an SSH connection.
- Record
CVE-2020-20184- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-12971 No score
GateOne allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the port field when attempting an SSH connection.
- Record
EUVD-2020-12971- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j3w6-mx9r-j6qp No score
GateOne allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the...
GateOne allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the port field when attempting an SSH connection.
- Record
GHSA-j3w6-mx9r-j6qp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-20184 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Liftoffsoftware Gateone, published December 14, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.68%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.