CVE-2020-16098 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2020-16098

It is possible to enumerate access card credentials via an...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Command Centre
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified, 8.20, 8.10, 8.00

Timeline

Official Publish: September 15th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1556 Modify Authentication Process
Credential Access