Is CVE-2020-11629 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-11629 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-11629 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2020-11629 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-11629?

CVE-2020-11629 has a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2020-11629

CWE-522Published: April 8, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.2

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An issue was discovered in EJBCA before 6.15.2.6 and 7.x before 7.3.1.2. The External Command Certificate Validator, which allows administrators to upload external linters to validate certificates, is supposed to save uploaded test certificates to the server. An attacker who has gained access to the CA UI could exploit this to upload malicious scripts to the server. (Risks associated with this issue alone are negligible unless a malicious user already has gained access to the CA UI through other means, as a trusted user is already trusted to upload scripts by virtue of having access to the validator.)

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-11629 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires high privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.2.