CVE-2020-27156

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-10-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

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.

Affected products

Veritas Aptare: before 10.5 — fixed in 10.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Veritas Aptare 10.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS20-006#issue1
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS20-006#issue1

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