What is CVE-2020-26942?

CVE-2020-26942 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Axigen Mail Server, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-26942?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Axigen Mail Server

CVE-2020-26942

An issue discovered in Axigen Mail Server 10.3.x before 10.3.1.27 and 10.3.2.x before 10.3.3.1 allows unauthenticated attackers to submit a setAdminPassword operation request, subsequently setting a new arbitrary password for the admin account.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.005 (37.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Axigen Axigen_mail_server
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-26942?: CVE-2020-26942 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Axigen Mail Server, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-26942?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.