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Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

How It Works

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications. Instead of cracking passwords through brute force, attackers manipulate the authentication process itself to gain unauthorized entry. This typically occurs through one of several pathways: exploiting hardcoded credentials embedded in source code or configuration files, manipulating parameters in authentication requests to skip verification steps, or leveraging broken session management that fails to properly validate user identity.

The attack flow often begins with reconnaissance to identify authentication endpoints and their underlying logic. Attackers may probe for default administrative credentials that were never changed, test whether certain URL paths bypass login requirements entirely, or intercept and modify authentication tokens to escalate privileges. In multi-step authentication processes, flaws in state management can allow attackers to complete only partial verification steps while still gaining full access.

More sophisticated variants exploit single sign-on (SSO) or OAuth implementations where misconfigurations in trust relationships allow attackers to forge authentication assertions. Parameter tampering—such as changing a "role=user" field to "role=admin" in a request—can trick poorly designed systems into granting elevated access without proper verification.

Impact

  • Complete account takeover — attackers gain full control of user accounts, including administrative accounts, without knowing legitimate credentials
  • Unauthorized data access — ability to view, modify, or exfiltrate sensitive information including customer data, financial records, and intellectual property
  • System-wide compromise — admin-level access enables installation of backdoors, modification of security controls, and complete infrastructure takeover
  • Lateral movement — bypassed authentication provides a foothold for moving deeper into networks and accessing additional systems
  • Compliance violations — unauthorized access triggers breach notification requirements and regulatory penalties

Real-World Examples

CrushFTP suffered a critical authentication bypass allowing attackers to access file-sharing functionality without any credentials. The vulnerability enabled direct server-side template injection, leading to remote code execution on affected systems. Attackers actively exploited this in the wild to establish persistent access to enterprise file servers.

Palo Alto's Expedition migration tool contained a flaw permitting attackers to reset administrative credentials without authentication. This allowed complete takeover of the migration environment, potentially exposing network configurations and security policies being transferred between systems.

SolarWinds Web Help Desk (CVE-2024-28987) shipped with hardcoded internal credentials that could not be changed through normal administrative functions. Attackers discovering these credentials gained full administrative access to helpdesk systems containing sensitive organizational information and user data.

Mitigation

  • Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) — requires attackers to compromise additional verification factors beyond bypassed primary authentication
  • Eliminate hardcoded credentials — use secure credential management systems and rotate all default credentials during deployment
  • Enforce authentication on all endpoints — verify every request requires valid authentication; no "hidden" administrative paths should exist
  • Implement proper session management — use cryptographically secure session tokens, validate on server-side, enforce timeout policies
  • Apply principle of least privilege — limit damage by ensuring even authenticated users only access necessary resources
  • Regular security testing — conduct penetration testing specifically targeting authentication logic and flows

Recent CVEs (37458)

EPSS 92% 7.7 CVSS 9.8
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ProjectSend versions prior to r1720 are affected by an improper authentication vulnerability. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

PHP Authentication Bypass Projectsend
NVD GitHub
EPSS 6% CVSS 8.1
HIGH POC Act Now

Logsign Unified SecOps Platform Missing Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass RCE Unified Secops Platform +1
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.5
HIGH KEV THREAT This Week

Vulnerability in the Oracle Agile PLM Framework product of Oracle Supply Chain (component: Software Development Kit, Process Extension). Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management
NVD
EPSS 100% 7.9 CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Emergency

An authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to gain PAN-OS administrator privileges to. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Privilege Escalation Paloalto +2
NVD
EPSS 82% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC PATCH THREAT Act Now

The Really Simple Security (Free, Pro, and Pro Multisite) plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions 9.0.0 to 9.1.1.1. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

WordPress Authentication Bypass Wordpress Plugin +2
NVD GitHub Exploit-DB
EPSS 14% 5.2 CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC KEV PATCH THREAT Act Now

Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Improper Authentication vulnerability could allow attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Windows 10 1507 +12
NVD
EPSS 87% 7.6 CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV PATCH THREAT Act Now

upgrademysqlstatus in databases/views.py in CyberPanel (aka Cyber Panel) before 5b08cd6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Authentication Bypass Cyberpanel
NVD GitHub
EPSS 95% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Emergency

A missing authentication for critical function in FortiManager 7.6.0, FortiManager 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, FortiManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.12, FortiManager 6.4.0 through. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass RCE Fortinet +2
NVD
EPSS 98% 7.8 CVSS 9.1
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Emergency

A vulnerability in the NuPoint Unified Messaging (NPM) component of Mitel MiCollab through 9.8 SP1 FP2 (9.8.1.201) could allow an unauthenticated attacker to conduct a path traversal attack, due to. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Path Traversal Node.js +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 93% 6.3 CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC THREAT Emergency

Authentication bypass in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin (versions prior to 6.5.0.1) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to hijack logged-in sessions, including administrator accounts, by recovering weakly protected session credentials. With a 93.13% EPSS score (100th percentile) and publicly available exploit code, this is among the most likely-to-be-exploited vulnerabilities currently tracked. Successful exploitation yields full WordPress site takeover.

WordPress Authentication Bypass Litespeed Cache +2
NVD Exploit-DB VulDB
EPSS 61% CVSS 9.1
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Act Now

PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI-xx before firmware 6.3.40 is vulnerable to an insufficient authentication issue. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Information Disclosure Pt30X Sdi Firmware +2
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 7.3
HIGH KEV PATCH THREAT Act Now

Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel +2
NVD
EPSS 10% 4.4 CVSS 5.4
MEDIUM POC KEV PATCH THREAT Act Now

Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Windows 10 1507 +14
NVD
EPSS 16% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL KEV THREAT Act Now

An improper access control vulnerability has been identified in the SonicWall SonicOS management access, potentially leading to unauthorized resource access and in specific conditions, causing the. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Sonicos Sonicwall
NVD
EPSS 93% CVSS 9.1
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Act Now

The SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software is affected by a hardcoded credential vulnerability, allowing remote unauthenticated user to access internal functionality and modify data. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Web Help Desk Solarwinds
NVD GitHub
EPSS 94% 7.8 CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV PATCH THREAT Act Now

Authentication bypass in Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager (vTM) admin panel allows remote unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access to the appliance due to a flawed authentication algorithm implementation. The flaw is confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV) with an EPSS score of 94.44% (100th percentile), placing it among the highest-risk vulnerabilities currently tracked. All vTM releases other than 22.2R1 and 22.7R2 are affected.

Authentication Bypass Ivanti
NVD
EPSS 13% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM POC KEV PATCH THREAT This Month

Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Windows 10 1507 +12
NVD
EPSS 83% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC THREAT Emergency

Improper access control in Calibre 6.9.0 ~ 7.14.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass RCE
NVD GitHub
EPSS 99% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV PATCH THREAT Act Now

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache OFBiz.12.14. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Authentication Bypass Apache Ofbiz
NVD
EPSS 88% 7.1 CVSS 7.5
HIGH POC KEV THREAT Act Now

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core). Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Actively exploited in the wild (cisa kev) and public exploit code available.

Authentication Bypass Oracle
NVD VulDB
EPSS 92% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Emergency

Missing authentication for a critical function in Palo Alto Networks Expedition can lead to an Expedition admin account takeover for attackers with network access to Expedition. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Paloalto Expedition +1
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 78% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC THREAT Emergency

man-group/dtale version 3.10.0 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass and remote code execution (RCE) due to improper input validation. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass RCE Python +2
NVD GitHub
EPSS 97% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Emergency

In Progress Telerik Report Server, version 2024 Q1 (10.0.24.305) or earlier, on IIS, an unauthenticated attacker can gain access to Telerik Report Server restricted functionality via an. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Report Server 2024 Telerik
NVD GitHub Exploit-DB
EPSS 27% CVSS 8.7
HIGH POC KEV THREAT This Week

Justice AV Solutions Viewer Setup 8.3.7.250-1 contains a malicious binary when executed and is signed with an unexpected authenticode signature. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Javs Viewer
NVD
EPSS 4% CVSS 8.8
HIGH KEV PATCH THREAT This Week

Windows MSHTML Platform Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Windows 10 1507 +11
NVD
EPSS 2% 4.9 CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM KEV THREAT This Month

TP-Link TL-WR841N dropbearpwd Improper Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability.

Authentication Bypass Information Disclosure TP-Link +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 99% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV PATCH THREAT Act Now

RCE-Remote Command Execution vulnerability in Apache HugeGraph-Server.0.0 before 1.3.0 in Java8 & Java11 Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.3.0 with Java11 & enable the Auth system, which. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Apache Hugegraph
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 45% CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC KEV PATCH THREAT This Week

SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Windows 10 1809 +8
NVD
EPSS 98% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Act Now

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in D-Link DNS-320L, DNS-325, DNS-327L and DNS-340L up to 20240403.cgi of the component HTTP GET. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass D-Link Dns 325 Firmware +19
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 99% CVSS 7.4
HIGH POC KEV THREAT This Week

ColdFusion versions 2023.6, 2021.12 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Adobe Coldfusion
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 73% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC THREAT Emergency

OpenMetadata is a unified platform for discovery, observability, and governance powered by a central metadata repository, in-depth lineage, and seamless team collaboration. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Openmetadata Open Metadata
NVD GitHub
EPSS 100% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Emergency

In JetBrains TeamCity before 2023.11.4 authentication bypass allowing to perform admin actions was possible. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Teamcity JetBrains
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 62% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL KEV THREAT Act Now

A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, FortiProxy versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Fortinet Fortios +3
NVD
EPSS 95% 7.5 CVSS 8.1
HIGH POC KEV PATCH THREAT Act Now

Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Windows 10 1809 +8
NVD
EPSS 13% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL KEV PATCH THREAT Act Now

Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Improper Authentication vulnerability could allow attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Exchange Server
NVD
EPSS 95% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC THREAT Emergency

Authentication bypass in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.1 allows an unauthorized user to create an admin user via the administration portal. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Goanywhere Managed File Transfer Fortra
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 94% 9.5 CVSS 8.2
HIGH POC KEV THREAT Act Now

Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure contain an authentication bypass in the web component allowing unauthenticated access to restricted resources, chained with CVE-2024-21887 for unauthenticated RCE in massive exploitation campaigns starting January 2024.

Authentication Bypass Ivanti Connect Secure +1
NVD
EPSS 52% 5.0 CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC THREAT Emergency

An issue was discovered on GL.iNet devices before version 4.5.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 52.3%.

Authentication Bypass Nginx Gl Axt1800 Firmware +12
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH KEV THREAT Act Now

The issue was addressed with improved checks. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). Actively exploited in the wild (cisa kev) and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Apple iOS +5
NVD
EPSS 11% 5.3 CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Emergency

An issue was discovered in ownCloud owncloud/core before 10.13.1. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Owncloud Owncloud Server
NVD VulDB
EPSS 88% CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC KEV PATCH THREAT This Week

Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Windows 10 1507 +12
NVD
EPSS 100% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Emergency

All versions of Confluence Data Center and Server are affected by this unexploited vulnerability. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Atlassian Confluence Data Center +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 8% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Emergency

VinChin Backup & Recovery v5.0.*, v6.0.*, v6.7.*, and v7.0.* was discovered to contain hardcoded credentials. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Vinchin Backup And Recovery Vinchin
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 5.4
MEDIUM KEV PATCH THREAT This Month

Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Windows 10 1507 +10
NVD
EPSS 94% 9.8 CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV EUVD KEV THREAT Emergency

Atlassian has been made aware of an issue reported by a handful of customers where external attackers may have exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in publicly accessible Confluence Data. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Actively exploited in the wild (cisa kev) and public exploit code available.

Authentication Bypass Atlassian
NVD VulDB
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM KEV THREAT This Month

A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause limited impact to the file system. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

PHP Authentication Bypass Juniper +1
NVD
EPSS 5% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM KEV THREAT This Month

A certificate validation issue was addressed. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Apple macOS +2
NVD
EPSS 100% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Emergency

In JetBrains TeamCity before 2023.05.4 authentication bypass leading to RCE on TeamCity Server was possible. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Teamcity JetBrains
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 100% CVSS 7.5
HIGH POC KEV THREAT This Week

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u18 (and earlier), 2021u8 (and earlier) and 2023u2 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Adobe Coldfusion
NVD
EPSS 22% 4.0 CVSS 9.1
CRITICAL KEV THREAT Emergency

A vulnerability in the remote access VPN feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software +1
NVD
EPSS 64% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC PATCH THREAT Act Now

Aria Operations for Networks contains an Authentication Bypass vulnerability due to a lack of unique cryptographic key generation. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Authentication Bypass VMware Aria Operations For Networks
NVD
EPSS 100% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Emergency

A security vulnerability in MICS Admin Portal in Ivanti MobileIron Sentry versions 9.18.0 and below, which may allow an attacker to bypass authentication controls on the administrative interface due. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Apache Ivanti +1
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 8.0
HIGH POC PATCH Act Now

In OpenMNS Horizon 31.0.8 and versions earlier than 32.0.2 and related Meridian versions, any user that has the ROLE_FILESYSTEM_EDITOR can easily escalate their privileges to ROLE_ADMIN or any other. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.0), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Incorrect Authorization vulnerability could allow attackers to bypass authorization checks to access restricted resources.

Authentication Bypass Opennms Horizon +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 85% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM KEV THREAT This Month

A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause limited impact to the file system. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

PHP Authentication Bypass Juniper +1
NVD
EPSS 94% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM KEV THREAT This Month

A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause limited impact to the file system. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

PHP Authentication Bypass Juniper +1
NVD
EPSS 100% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Act Now

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM 11.10 and older, allows unauthorized users to access restricted functionality or resources of the application without proper authentication. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile
NVD
EPSS 9% CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC PATCH Act Now

Local privilege escalation vulnerability in Ubuntu Kernels overlayfs ovl_copy_up_meta_inode_data skip permission checks when calling ovl_do_setxattr on Ubuntu kernels. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Authentication Bypass Privilege Escalation Ubuntu +2
NVD
EPSS 16% CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC PATCH THREAT Act Now

On Ubuntu kernels carrying both c914c0e27eb0 and "UBUNTU: SAUCE: overlayfs: Skip permission checking for trusted.overlayfs.* xattrs", an unprivileged user may set privileged extended attributes on. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Authentication Bypass Ubuntu Canonical +1
NVD
EPSS 100% 8.0 CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Emergency

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti EPMM allows unauthorized users to access restricted functionality or resources of the application without proper authentication. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile
NVD
EPSS 44% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC THREAT Emergency

The authentication mechanism in SonicWall GMS and Analytics Web Services had insufficient checks, allowing authentication bypass.3.2-SP1 and earlier versions; Analytics: 2.5.0.4-R7 and earlier. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Sonicwall Global Management System +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 100% CVSS 7.5
HIGH POC KEV THREAT This Week

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018u16 (and earlier), 2021u6 (and earlier) and 2023.0.0.330468 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in a Security. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Adobe Coldfusion
NVD
EPSS 16% CVSS 8.8
HIGH KEV PATCH THREAT This Week

Microsoft Outlook Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Outlook +3
NVD
EPSS 4% CVSS 8.8
HIGH KEV PATCH THREAT This Week

Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Windows 10 1607 +8
NVD
EPSS 95% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Act Now

A vulnerability has been discovered in the customer-managed ShareFile storage zones controller which, if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to remotely compromise the customer-managed. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Citrix Sharefile Storage Zones Controller
NVD
EPSS 74% CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC THREAT Act Now

In versions of Splunk Enterprise below 9.0.5, 8.2.11, and 8.1.14, and Splunk Cloud Platform below version 9.0.2303.100, a low-privileged user who holds a role that has the ‘edit_user’ capability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Splunk Splunk Cloud Platform
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 3% CVSS 4.4
MEDIUM KEV THREAT This Month

Kernel pointers are printed in the log file prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows a privileged local attacker to bypass ASLR. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.4), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Samsung Android
NVD
EPSS 45% 5.8 CVSS 7.5
HIGH POC KEV THREAT Act Now

Authentication bypass in PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF print management software allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access protected functionality by exploiting flawed logic in the SecurityRequestFilter class. The flaw is confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV) and has publicly available exploit code, with an EPSS score of 44.63% (98th percentile) indicating very high exploitation likelihood. It is commonly chained with administrative scripting features to achieve remote code execution on exposed PaperCut servers.

Authentication Bypass Papercut Mf Papercut Ng +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 100% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Emergency

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of PaperCut NG 22.0.5 (Build 63914). Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass RCE Papercut Mf +2
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 62% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC THREAT Emergency

Rocket Software UniData versions prior to 8.2.4 build 3003 and UniVerse versions prior to 11.3.5 build 1001 or 12.2.1 build 2002 suffer from an authentication bypass vulnerability, where a special. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Universe Unidata +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 97% CVSS 8.6
HIGH POC KEV PATCH THREAT Act Now

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Authentication Bypass RCE Adobe +1
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EPSS 8% CVSS 7.8
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, where unauthorized access to the execution of the setuid file with capabilities was found in the Linux kernel’s OverlayFS subsystem in how a user copies a. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Authentication Bypass Linux Debian +10
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EPSS 68% 5.5 CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL KEV THREAT Emergency

Array Networks Array AG Series and vxAG (9.4.0.481 and earlier) allow remote code execution. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass RCE Arrayos Ag +1
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EPSS 78% CVSS 4.4
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Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.4), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Incorrect Authorization vulnerability could allow attackers to bypass authorization checks to access restricted resources.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Windows 10 1607 +9
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EPSS 78% CVSS 7.5
HIGH KEV THREAT This Week

Vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication component allows encrypted credentials stored in the configuration database to be obtained. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Veeam Backup Replication Veeam
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EPSS 80% CVSS 9.8
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ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application for Linux which supports IP, USB and Analog cameras. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Authentication Bypass RCE Zoneminder
NVD GitHub
EPSS 100% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM POC KEV THREAT This Month

An issue was discovered in Joomla!. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Joomla
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EPSS 12% CVSS 7.3
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Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Incorrect Authorization vulnerability could allow attackers to bypass authorization checks to access restricted resources.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft 365 Apps
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EPSS 100% CVSS 7.5
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Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core). Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Authentication Bypass Deserialization Oracle +1
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EPSS 76% CVSS 5.4
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Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Windows 10 1607 +9
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EPSS 2% CVSS 5.4
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Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Incorrect Authorization vulnerability could allow attackers to bypass authorization checks to access restricted resources.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Windows 10 1507 +11
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EPSS 2% CVSS 5.4
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Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Windows 10 1507 +11
NVD
EPSS 98% CVSS 9.8
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Vulnerability in the Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Upload). Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Authentication Bypass Oracle E Business Suite
NVD
EPSS 100% 8.0 CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Emergency

An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel [CWE-288] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 and version 7.0.0 through 7.0.6. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Fortinet Fortios +2
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EPSS 2% CVSS 7.8
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Zimbra's sudo configuration permits the zimbra user to execute the zmslapd binary as root with arbitrary parameters. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Collaboration Zimbra
NVD GitHub
EPSS 98% CVSS 9.8
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The Atlassian Questions For Confluence app for Confluence Server and Data Center creates a Confluence user account in the confluence-users group with the username disabledsystemuser and a hardcoded. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability could allow attackers to gain access using credentials embedded in source code.

Authentication Bypass Atlassian Questions For Confluence
NVD
EPSS 8% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM POC This Month

This issue was addressed with improved checks. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Apple macOS +1
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EPSS 10% CVSS 5.9
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Windows LSA Spoofing Vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. This Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability could allow attackers to access critical functionality without authentication.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Windows 10 1507 +16
NVD
EPSS 100% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Emergency

On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all 12.1.x and 11.6.x versions, undisclosed. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Big Ip Application Security Manager Big Ip Access Policy Manager +10
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EPSS 51% CVSS 9.8
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VMware Workspace ONE Access has two authentication bypass vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22955 & CVE-2022-22956) in the OAuth2 ACS framework. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Improper Authentication vulnerability could allow attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access.

Authentication Bypass VMware Identity Manager +2
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EPSS 100% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC KEV THREAT Act Now

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin allows a remote attacker to execute code in Sophos Firewall version v18.5 MR3 and older. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Sophos Sfos
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