# CVE-2020-10612: Missing authorization in Opto 22 SoftPAC Project

> An attacker with network access can control the SoftPACAgent service, update firmware, or modify registry values due to unrestricted access on port 22000.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 May 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jmff-76g5-wgqf

## What is CVE-2020-10612?

CVE-2020-10612 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Opto 22 SoftPAC Project, published on 14 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Opto 22 SoftPAC Project Version 9.6 and prior. SoftPACAgent communicates with SoftPACMonitor over network Port 22000. However, this port is open without any restrictions. This allows an attacker with network access to control the SoftPACAgent service including updating SoftPAC firmware, starting or stopping service, or writing to certain registry values.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10612?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opto22 Softpac Project.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-10612?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10612 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-10612 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10612 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Opto 22 SoftPAC Project

- [CVE-2020-10620](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10620/): Missing authorization in Opto 22 SoftPAC Project (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-10616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10616/): Other in Opto 22 SoftPAC Project (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-12042](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12042/): Path traversal in Opto 22 SoftPAC Project (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-12046](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12046/): Security feature bypass in Opto 22 SoftPAC Project (medium 5.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-10612 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-10612 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Opto 22 SoftPAC Project, published on 14 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10612 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opto 22 SoftPAC Project. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10612/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10612/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10612
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10612
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-10612

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10612/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.