Is CVE-2020-26942 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-26942 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-26942?

CVE-2020-26942 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-26942?

CVE-2020-26942 has an EPSS score of 0.46% (37th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-26942?

Upgrade axigen mail server to 10.3.3.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-26942

CRITICAL

9.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue discovered in Axigen Mail Server 10.3.x before 10.3.1.27 and 10.3.2.x before 10.3.3.1 allows unauthenticated attackers to submit a setAdminPassword operation request, subsequently setting a new arbitrary password for the admin account.

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

axigen mail serverNVD

Affected:>= 10.3.2.0, < 10.3.3.1Fixed in:10.3.3.1CVE-2020-26942derived 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

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

37thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

axigen.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2017-10271	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-42793	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-1388	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-37415	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-21839	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-

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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 2025-03-05.