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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2020-14159 json

By using an Automate API in ConnectWise Automate before 2020.5.178, a remote authenticated user could execute commands and/or modifications…

published 2020-06-15 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-6316

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

By using an Automate API in ConnectWise Automate before 2020.5.178, a remote authenticated user could execute commands and/or modifications within an individual Automate instance by triggering an SQL injection vulnerability in /LabTech/agent.aspx. This affects versions before 2019.12.337, 2020 before 2020.1.53, 2020.2 before 2020.2.85, 2020.3 before 2020.3.114, 2020.4 before 2020.4.143, and 2020.5 before 2020.5.178.

Patch / fix

  • connectwise automate_api 2019.12.337, 2020.1.53, 2020.2.85, 2020.3.114, 2020.4.143, 2020.5.178

Exploit prediction

1.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

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.