CVE-2020-17494
Untangle Firewall NG before 16.0 uses MD5 for passwords.
5.3 Medium
CVE-2020-17494 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Untangle Firewall Ng, published November 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.3 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.81%EPSS, 57th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Untangle Firewall NG before 16.0 uses MD5 for passwords.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
0.81%Down 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used 5.3
Untangle Firewall NG before 16.0 uses MD5 for passwords.
- Record
CVE-2020-17494- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-326
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Untangle Firewall NG before 16.0 uses MD5 for passwords.
- Record
CVE-2020-17494- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-9443No score
Untangle Firewall NG before 16.0 uses MD5 for passwords.
- Record
EUVD-2020-9443- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5m9j-5vqg-5qxwNo score
Untangle Firewall NG before 16.0 uses MD5 for passwords.
Untangle Firewall NG before 16.0 uses MD5 for passwords.
- Record
GHSA-5m9j-5vqg-5qxw- Weakness
- CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
github.com/untangle/ngfw_src/blob/1d232efe2c17a8838b59bbbeaf166dafa94676af/uvm/hier/usr/share/untangle/web/auth/index.py
github.com/untangle/ngfw_src/search?q=author%3Abmastbergen+committer-date%3A2020-08-10&type=commits
wiki.untangle.com/index.php/16.0.0_-_16.0.1_Changelog
pastebin.com/s7UYG3vX
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17494
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5m9j-5vqg-5qxw