auth_svc in Caldera before 2.6.5 allows authentication bypass (for REST API requests) via…
Priority LOW 27CWE-290Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-290.
Summary
auth_svc in Caldera before 2.6.5 allows authentication bypass (for REST API requests) via a forged "localhost" string in the HTTP Host header.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0144 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10807
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jp84-px65-5jjm
References
More MITRE Caldera vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-19658 MITRE CALDERA 4.1.0 allows stored XSS via app.contact.gist (aka the gist contact… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2021-18846 An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-13738 A command injection vulnerability in the sandcat plugin of Caldera 2.3.1 and earlier… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-18845 An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.9.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-18844 An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-18847 An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-10807 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-10807 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jp84-px65-5jjm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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