What is CVE-2020-8953?

CVE-2020-8953 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openvpn Openvpn_access_server, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-8953?

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

Auth bypass in Openvpn Openvpn_access_server

CVE-2020-8953

OpenVPN Access Server 2.8.x before 2.8.1 allows LDAP authentication bypass (except when a user is enrolled in two-factor authentication).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.013 (68.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Openvpn Openvpn_access_server
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8953?: CVE-2020-8953 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openvpn Openvpn_access_server, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-8953?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.