CVE-2020-16088

Public Exploit

Description

iked in OpenIKED, as used in OpenBSD through 6.7, allows authentication bypass because ca.c has the wrong logic for checking whether a public key matches.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory openbsd.org Vendor Advisory openiked.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.openiked.org/security.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/xcllnt/openiked/commits/master third party advisory patch
https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/6.7/common/014_iked.patch.sig exploit vendor advisory
https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/7afb2d41c6d373cf965285840b85c45011357115 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-16088?
CVE-2020-16088 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-16088?
To fix CVE-2020-16088, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-16088 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-16088 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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