Improper Authorization in PingFederate Administrative Expression Evaluation Endpoint

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-20773
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPing Identity
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-14 11:17:03 UTC
Updated2026-09-18 19:30:42 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.002070000 probability, percentile 0.111260000 (date 2026-09-21)

Problem Types: CWE-863 | CWE-863 CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary8.5HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS8.5HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
High
Sub Integrity
High
Sub Availability
High

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Ping Identity PingFederate affected 13.0.0 13.0.1 custom Not specified
CNA Ping Identity PingFederate affected 12.3.0 12.3.5 custom Not specified
CNA Ping Identity PingFederate affected 12.2.0 12.2.7 custom Not specified
CNA Ping Identity PingFederate affected 12.1.0 12.1.10 custom Not specified
CNA Ping Identity PingFederate affected 12.0.0 12.0.10 custom Not specified
CNA Ping Identity PingFederate affected 11.3.0 11.3.14 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.pingidentity.com/s/article/SECADV054-Improper-Authorization-in-PingFederate-Ad... [email protected] support.pingidentity.com
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