Is CVE-2020-16098 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-16098 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-16098?

CVE-2020-16098 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-16098?

CVE-2020-16098 has an EPSS score of 1.09% (61th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-16098?

Upgrade command centre to 8.30.1236 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-16098

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

It is possible to enumerate access card credentials via an unauthenticated network connection to the server in versions of Command Centre v8.20 prior to v8.20.1166(MR3), versions of 8.10 prior to v8.10.1211(MR5), versions of 8.00 prior to v8.00.1228(MR6), all versions of 7.90 and earlier. These credentials can then be used to encode low security cards to be used by the system where insecure card technologies are supported.

CWE-287Improper Authentication CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

How to fix

Remediation Available

command centreNVD

Affected:>= 8.30, < 8.30.1236Fixed in:8.30.1236CVE-2020-16098derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days

61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

security.gallagher.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.