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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-13417 · published 22 May 2020

CVE-2020-13417: Aviatrix controller vulnerability

Aviatrix · Controller

An Elevation of Privilege issue was discovered in Aviatrix VPN Client before 2.10.7, because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-7224. This affects Linux, macOS, and Windows installations for certain OpenSSL parameters.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 2.3% · top 17.7%
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
2.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An Elevation of Privilege issue was discovered in Aviatrix VPN Client before 2.10.7, because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-7224. This affects Linux, macOS, and Windows installations for certain OpenSSL parameters.

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

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://docs.aviatrix.com/HowTos/security_bulletin_article.html#openvpn-client-elevation-of-privilege Vendor Advisory
https://www.criticalstart.com/multiple-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-aviatrix/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://docs.aviatrix.com/HowTos/security_bulletin_article.html#openvpn-client-elevation-of-privilege Vendor Advisory
https://www.criticalstart.com/multiple-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-aviatrix/ ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-13417), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.