CVE-2020-16162

HIGH 7.5CVE-2020-16162 · Published 30/07/2020 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2020-16162 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting rpki validator 3 (ripe).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.74%, higher than 54.9% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
rpki validator 3 ripe	`≥ 3.0, ≤ 3.1-2020.07.06.14.28`	No fix yet

Description

An issue was discovered in RIPE NCC RPKI Validator 3.x through 3.1-2020.07.06.14.28. Missing validation checks on CRL presence or CRL staleness in the X509-based RPKI certificate-tree validation procedure allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using revoked certificates. NOTE: there may be counterarguments related to backwards compatibility

References

RIPE-NCC/rpki-validator-3 · Third Party Advisory
RIPE-NCC/rpki-validator-3 · Third Party Advisory

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