DualShield 5.9.8.0821 allows username enumeration on its login form.
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
DualShield 5.9.8.0821 allows username enumeration on its login form. A valid username results in prompting for the password, whereas an invalid one will produce an "unknown username" error message.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01083 65th 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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:deepnetsecurity:dualshield:5.9.8.0821:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9.8.0821 | Vulnerable | Deepnetsecurity |
- cpe:2.3:a:deepnetsecurity:dualshield:5.9.8.0821:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9.8.0821 Vulnerable ·Deepnetsecurity
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28918
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gw6r-2xfv-2c8w
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-28918 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-28918 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gw6r-2xfv-2c8w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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