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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2020-10532 json

The AD Helper component in WatchGuard Fireware before 5.8.5.10317 allows remote attackers to discover cleartext passwords via the /domains/…

published 2020-03-12 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-2985

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

The AD Helper component in WatchGuard Fireware before 5.8.5.10317 allows remote attackers to discover cleartext passwords via the /domains/list URI.

Patch / fix

  • watchguard ad_helper_firmware 5.8.5.10317

Exploit prediction

2.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template WatchGuard Fireware AD Helper Component - Credentials Disclosure nuclei detection template
  • redteam-pentesting.de https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2020-001/-credential-disclosure-in-watchguard-fireware-ad-helper-component referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.