What is CVE-2020-13793?

CVE-2020-13793 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Dsm Netinst, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2020-13793?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ivanti Dsm Netinst

CVE-2020-13793

Unsafe storage of AD credentials in Ivanti DSM netinst 5.1 due to a static, hard-coded encryption key.

Published 2020-08-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ivanti Dsm Netinst — versions 5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Release-Notes-for-DSM-2020-1 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
insinuator.net/2020/06/security-advisories-for-ivanti-dsm-suite/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13793?: CVE-2020-13793 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Dsm Netinst, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-13793?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.