CVE-2020-24714
Scalyr Agent Missing SSL Certificate Validation
The Scalyr Agent before 2.1.10 has Missing SSL Certificate Validation because, in some circumstances, the openssl binary is called without the -verify_hostname option.
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
The Scalyr Agent before 2.1.10 has Missing SSL Certificate Validation because, in some circumstances, the openssl binary is called without the -verify_hostname option.
- Record
CVE-2020-24714- 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
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Scalyr Agent before 2.1.10 has Missing SSL Certificate Validation because, in some circumstances, the openssl binary is called without the -verify_hostname option.
- Record
CVE-2020-24714- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0177 No score
The Scalyr Agent before 2.1.10 has Missing SSL Certificate Validation because, in some circumstances, the openssl binary is called without the -verify_hostname option.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0177- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w6xv-mf6f-r5f6
Scalyr Agent Missing SSL Certificate Validation
The Scalyr Agent before 2.1.10 has Missing SSL Certificate Validation because, in some circumstances, the openssl binary is called without the -verify_hostname option.
- Record
GHSA-w6xv-mf6f-r5f6- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The Scalyr Agent before 2.1.10 has Missing SSL Certificate Validation because, in some circumstances, the openssl binary is called without the -verify_hostname option.
- Record
CVE-2020-24714- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w6xv-mf6f-r5f6
Scalyr Agent Missing SSL Certificate Validation
The Scalyr Agent before 2.1.10 has Missing SSL Certificate Validation because, in some circumstances, the openssl binary is called without the -verify_hostname option.
- Record
GHSA-w6xv-mf6f-r5f6- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2020-251 No score
The Scalyr Agent before 2.1.10 has Missing SSL Certificate Validation because, in some circumstances, the openssl binary is called without the -verify_hostname option.
- Record
PYSEC-2020-251- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
scalyr-agent-2PyPI |
before 2.1.10 | 2.1.10 |
scalyr-agent-2PyPI |
before 2.1.10, plus listed versions 2.0.0.alpha.112.0.0.beta.32.0.12.0.142.0.15 Show 40 moreShow less2.0.172.0.22.0.272.0.372.0.382.0.392.0.4.12.0.4.22.0.402.0.412.0.422.0.432.0.442.0.452.0.462.0.472.0.482.0.492.0.52.0.502.0.512.0.522.0.532.0.542.0.552.0.562.0.572.0.582.0.592.0.62.0.82.1.12.1.22.1.32.1.42.1.52.1.62.1.72.1.82.1.9 |
2.1.10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-24714 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Scalyr Agent, published August 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.95%, the 61st percentile. Fixed in scalyr-agent-2 2.1.10.
References
scalyr-static.s3.amazonaws.com/technical-details/index.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24714
github.com/scalyr/scalyr-agent-2/commit/96d5f5bec734c7a0e7c64654cdb7aacc81fdc867