Is CVE-2020-7029 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-7029 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-7029 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2020-7029 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-7029?

CVE-2020-7029 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2020-7029

CWE-352Published: August 11, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in the System Management Interface Web component of Avaya Aura Communication Manager and Avaya Aura Messaging. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform Web administration actions with the privileged level of the authenticated user. Affected versions of Communication Manager are 7.0.x, 7.1.x prior to 7.1.3.5 and 8.0.x. Affected versions of Messaging are 7.0.x, 7.1 and 7.1 SP1.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-7029 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

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.