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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-27178 · published 16 October 2020

CVE-2020-27178: Apereo central authentication service vulnerability

Apereo · Central Authentication Service

Apereo CAS 5.3.x before 5.3.16, 6.x before 6.1.7.2, 6.2.x before 6.2.4, and 6.3.x before 6.3.0-RC4 mishandles secret keys with Google Authenticator for multifactor authentication.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.2% · top 32.5%
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Apereo CAS 5.3.x before 5.3.16, 6.x before 6.1.7.2, 6.2.x before 6.2.4, and 6.3.x before 6.3.0-RC4 mishandles secret keys with Google Authenticator for multifactor authentication.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://apereo.github.io/2020/10/14/gauthvuln/ Vendor Advisory
https://apereo.github.io/2020/10/14/gauthvuln/ Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-27178), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.