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CVE-2024-20738

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-20738 is a critical Improper Authentication vulnerability affecting Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server versions 2022.1 and earlier, as well as Microsoft Windows installations of the software. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass security mechanisms and gain unauthorized access without user interaction. With a CVSS score of 9.8, the vulnerability presents a high risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2022CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker_publishing_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2022CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker_publishing_server:2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
2022CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker_publishing_server:2022:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
61.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0106 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
ranchervendor investigatingvia llm_extracted

Vendor Advisories (1)

rancherllm-rancher-fe6e30a2961450ccCRITICAL

Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server (FMPS)

Feb 13, 2024

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/framemaker-publishing-server/apsb24-10.html
PatchVendor Advisory