CVE-2020-16102

Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-12-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Gallagher Command Centre Server allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to create items with invalid configuration, potentially causing the server to crash and fail to restart. This issue affects: Gallagher Command Centre 8.30 versions prior to 8.30.1299(MR2); 8.20 versions prior to 8.20.1218(MR4); 8.10 versions prior to 8.10.1253(MR6); 8.00 versions prior to 8.00.1252(MR7); version 7.90 and prior versions.

Affected products

Gallagher Command Centre: before 7.90.0; from 8.00 before 8.00.1252; from 8.10 before 8.10.1253; from 8.20 before 8.20.1218; from 8.30 before 8.30.1299; 8.00.1252, 8.00.1252-maintenance_release7, 8.10.1253, 8.10.1253-maintenance_release6, 8.20.1218, 8.20.1218-maintenance_release4 (+2) — fixed in 7.90.0, 8.00.1252, 8.10.1253, 8.20.1218, 8.30.1299

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Gallagher Command Centre 7.90.0, 8.00.1252, 8.10.1253, 8.20.1218. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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