# CVE-2020-16088: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can bypass authentication in OpenBSD's iked daemon due to flawed public key verification logic, potentially gaining unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 28 Jul 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xv75-c298-2v8f

## What is CVE-2020-16088?

CVE-2020-16088 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Openbsd Openbsd, published on 28 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

iked in OpenIKED, as used in OpenBSD through 6.7, allows authentication bypass because ca.c has the wrong logic for checking whether a public key matches.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16088?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openbsd Openbsd.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-16088?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-16088 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-16088 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-16088 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-16088 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Openbsd Openbsd, published on 28 Jul 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-2020-16088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Openbsd Openbsd. 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-2020-16088/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-16088/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16088
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16088
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16088

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