What is CVE-2020-15027?

CVE-2020-15027 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Connectwise Automate, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-07-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-15027?

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

Auth bypass in Connectwise Automate

CVE-2020-15027

ConnectWise Automate through 2020.x has insufficient validation on certain authentication paths, allowing authentication bypass via a series of attempts. This was patched in 2020.7 and in a hotfix for 2019.12.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.013 (68.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Connectwise Automate
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15027?: CVE-2020-15027 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Connectwise Automate, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-07-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-15027?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.