What is CVE-2020-15059?

CVE-2020-15059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lindy-International 42633, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-08-07.

How severe is CVE-2020-15059?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Lindy-International 42633

CVE-2020-15059

Lindy 42633 4-Port USB 2.0 Gigabit Network Server 2.078.000 devices allow an attacker on the same network to bypass authentication via a web-administration request that lacks a password parameter.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2020-08-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Lindy-International 42633
Lindy-International 42633 Firmware — versions 2.078.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

research.hisolutions.com/2020/05/critical-vulnerabilites-in-multiple-usb-networ… (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15059?: CVE-2020-15059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lindy-International 42633, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-15059?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.