What is CVE-2020-10727?

CVE-2020-10727 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Artemis, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-06-26.

How severe is CVE-2020-10727?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Artemis

CVE-2020-10727

A flaw was found in ActiveMQ Artemis management API from version 2.7.0 up until 2.12.0, where a user inadvertently stores passwords in plaintext in the Artemis shadow file (etc/artemis-users.properties file) when executing the `resetUsers` operation. A local attacker can use this flaw to read the contents of the Artemis shadow file.

Published 2020-06-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Artemis
NetApp Oncommand Workflow Automation
Red Hat Activemq Artemis — versions version 2.7.0 up until 2.12.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

issues.redhat.com/browse/ENTMQBR-3435 (Permissions Required)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210827-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10727?: CVE-2020-10727 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Artemis, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-10727?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.