What is CVE-2020-9404?

CVE-2020-9404 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pactware, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-9404?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pactware

CVE-2020-9404

In PACTware before 4.1 SP6 and 5.x before 5.0.5.31, passwords are stored in an insecure manner, and may be modified by an attacker with no knowledge of the current passwords.

Published 2020-08-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Pactware — versions 2.4, 3.0, 3.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

pactware.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Cyber-Security-Documents/2020-05-29_publishe… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9404?: CVE-2020-9404 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pactware, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-9404?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.