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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

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 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploit chance
3.40%EPSS, 89th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.8

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 ListNo 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-2020-6231No 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-g5w6-457wNo 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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