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CVE-2026-20773 (GCVE-0-2026-20773)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-14 10:43 – Updated: 2026-09-14 11:19
VLAI
Title
Improper Authorization in PingFederate Administrative Expression Evaluation Endpoint
Summary
A role-based access control issue was identified in the administrative expression evaluation functionality. This could allow users with certain administrative roles to access expression testing capabilities beyond their intended permissions.
Severity
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-14 11:03 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Ping Identity PingFederate Affected: 13.0.0 , ≤ 13.0.1 (custom)
Affected: 12.3.0 , ≤ 12.3.5 (custom)
Affected: 12.2.0 , ≤ 12.2.7 (custom)
Affected: 12.1.0 , ≤ 12.1.10 (custom)
Affected: 12.0.0 , ≤ 12.0.10 (custom)
Affected: 11.3.0 , ≤ 11.3.14 (custom)
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