8.5

CVE-2026-20773: ping identity pingfederate Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 8.5v4.0HighAwaiting analysis
Published 14-09-2026Last modified 14-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20773 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in ping identity pingfederate. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.5/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

10%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.21% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ping identity1 product
  • pingfederate≥ 13.0.0, ≤ 13.0.1 | ≥ 12.3.0, ≤ 12.3.5 | ≥ 12.2.0, ≤ 12.2.7 | ≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.10 | ≥ 12.0.0, ≤ 12.0.10 | ≥ 11.3.0, ≤ 11.3.14

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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