What is CVE-2020-6752?

CVE-2020-6752 is a low-severity vulnerability in Openmicroscopy Omero, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2020-06-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-6752?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Openmicroscopy Omero

CVE-2020-6752

In OMERO before 5.6.1, group owners can access members' data in other groups.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Openmicroscopy Omero

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

www.openmicroscopy.org/security/advisories/2019-SV6/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6752?: CVE-2020-6752 is a low-severity vulnerability in Openmicroscopy Omero, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2020-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-6752?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.