What is CVE-2020-24401?

CVE-2020-24401 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Magento Commerce, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-11-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-24401?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Adobe Magento Commerce

CVE-2020-24401

Magento versions 2.4.0 and 2.3.5p1 (and earlier) are affected by an incorrect authorization vulnerability. A user can still access resources provisioned under their old role after an administrator removes the role or disables the user's account.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2020-11-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Magento Commerce — versions unspecified
Magento — versions 2.3.5, 2.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb20-59.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24401?: CVE-2020-24401 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Magento Commerce, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-24401?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.