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TI-2020-16507 Aliases CVE-2020-27156GHSA-5qg3-f5jq-39vc

Veritas APTARE versions prior to 10.5 did not perform adequate authorization checks.

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

Veritas APTARE versions prior to 10.5 did not perform adequate authorization checks. This vulnerability could allow for remote code execution by an unauthenticated user.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02184 82nd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:veritas:aptare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.5VulnerableVeritas
  • cpe:2.3:a:veritas:aptare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.5 Vulnerable ·Veritas

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-27156
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qg3-f5jq-39vc

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-10237 Veritas APTARE versions prior to 10.4 included code that bypassed the normal login… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-16508 Veritas APTARE versions prior to 10.5 included code that bypassed the normal login… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2020-10240 Veritas APTARE versions prior to 10.4 allowed sensitive information to be accessible without authentication. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-10239 Veritas APTARE versions prior to 10.4 allowed remote users to access several unintended… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-10238 Veritas APTARE versions prior to 10.4 did not perform adequate authorization checks. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3

Sources

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