{"id":"CVE-2020-11989","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-11989","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T02:03:56.365Z","title":"Apache Shiro before 1.5.3, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.","description":"Apache Shiro before 1.5.3, when using Apache Shiro with Spring dynamic controllers, a specially crafted request may cause an authentication bypass.","published":"2020-06-22T19:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:51:12.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["apache/shiro"],"epss":{"score":0.24436,"percentile":0.97875,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. 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