Is CVE-2020-14299 being actively exploited?

CVE-2020-14299 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-14299?

CVE-2020-14299 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2020-14299

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD

A flaw was found in JBoss EAP, where the authentication configuration is set-up using a legacy SecurityRealm, to delegate to a legacy PicketBox SecurityDomain, and then reloaded to admin-only mode. This flaw allows an attacker to perform a complete authentication bypass by using an arbitrary user and password. The highest threat to vulnerability is to system availability.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.5 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
EPSS score: 1.4% (72th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2020-6451)
Published: October 16, 2020
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2020-6451 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 4, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / jboss enterprise application platform
redhat / openshift application runtimes
redhat / single sign-on

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Version 4.3 CP03 - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0531-2009 - archived

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1848533(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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