What is CVE-2020-27181?

CVE-2020-27181 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Konzept-Ix Publixone, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2020-27181?

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

Vulnerability in Konzept-Ix Publixone

CVE-2020-27181

A hardcoded AES key in CipherUtils.java in the Java applet of konzept-ix publiXone before 2020.015 allows attackers to craft password-reset tokens or decrypt server-side configuration files.

Published 2020-10-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.5% 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

Konzept-Ix Publixone

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Oct/28 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-publixone/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-27181?: CVE-2020-27181 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Konzept-Ix Publixone, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-27181?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.