CVE-2026-20773 (GCVE-0-2026-20773)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-14 10:43
Modified
2026-09-14 11:19
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Summary
A role-based access control issue was identified in the administrative expression evaluation functionality. This could allow users with certain administrative roles to access expression testing capabilities beyond their intended permissions.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ping Identity | PingFederate |
Version: 13.0.0 < Version: 12.3.0 < Version: 12.2.0 < Version: 12.1.0 < Version: 12.0.0 < Version: 11.3.0 < |
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