CVE-2020-27157
Veritas APTARE versions prior to 10.5 included code that bypassed the normal login process when...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-27157- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-19681
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-19681- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xcc4-j2gc-c9xj No score
Veritas APTARE versions prior to 10.5 included code that bypassed the normal login process when...
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.
- Record
GHSA-xcc4-j2gc-c9xj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-27157- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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-294
- 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-2020-27157 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Veritas Aptare, published October 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.