CVE-2020-26118
CWE-502Published: January 11, 2021· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
Official Description
In SmartBear Collaborator Server through 13.3.13302, use of the Google Web Toolkit (GWT) API introduces a post-authentication Java deserialization vulnerability. The application's UpdateMemento class accepts a serialized Java object directly from the user without properly sanitizing it. A malicious object can be submitted to the server via an authenticated attacker to execute commands on the underlying system.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2020-26118 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
Exploitation requires low 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 8.8.
From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-502): Insecure deserialization vulnerabilities allow attackers to inject malicious objects during deserialization, potentially enabling remote code execution.
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Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2020-26118 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts