What is CVE-2020-18170?

CVE-2020-18170 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Abloy Key Manager. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-07-26.

How severe is CVE-2020-18170?

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

Vulnerability in Abloy Key Manager

CVE-2020-18170

An issue in the SeChangeNotifyPrivilege component of Abloy Key Manager Version 7.14301.0.0 allows attackers to escalate privileges via a change in permissions.

Published 2021-07-26 · 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: 0.013 (69.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Abloy Key Manager — versions 7.14301.0.0

References

github.com/GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessment_05_2019/blob/master/Key_Manager_Rep… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-18170?: CVE-2020-18170 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Abloy Key Manager. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-07-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-18170?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.