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CVE-2020-14072

An issue was discovered in MK-AUTH 19.01. It allows command execution as root via shell...

9.8 Critical

An issue was discovered in MK-AUTH 19.01. It allows command execution as root via shell metacharacters to /auth admin scripts.

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

3.40%Up 2.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

An issue was discovered in MK-AUTH 19.01. It allows command execution as root via shell metacharacters to /auth admin scripts.

Record
CVE-2020-14072
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in MK-AUTH 19.01. It allows command execution as root via shell metacharacters to /auth admin scripts.

Record
CVE-2020-14072
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-6231 No score

An issue was discovered in MK-AUTH 19.01. It allows command execution as root via shell metacharacters to /auth admin scripts.

Record
EUVD-2020-6231
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8wrr-g5w6-457w No score

An issue was discovered in MK-AUTH 19.01. It allows command execution as root via shell...

An issue was discovered in MK-AUTH 19.01. It allows command execution as root via shell metacharacters to /auth admin scripts.

Record
GHSA-8wrr-g5w6-457w
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2020-14072 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Mk-auth, published June 29, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.40%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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