CVE-2020-4099

HCL Verse for Android is susceptible to an APK signing key check vulnerability

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Published Nov 1, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The application was signed using a key length less than or equal to 1024 bits, making it potentially vulnerable to forged digital signatures. An attacker could forge the same digital signature of the app after maliciously modifying the app.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

HCL Software

HCL Verse for Android

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 12.0.15`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:verse:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-25346	The application was signed using a key length less than or equal to 1024 bits, making it potentially vulnerable to forged digital signatures. An attacker could forge the same digital signature of the app after maliciously modifying the app.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.361% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0100861

History

May 2, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Hcltech Verse

Weaknesses

CWE-326

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 2, 2025, 4:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: HCL
Published: Nov 1, 2022, 5:55 PM
Updated: May 2, 2025, 4:02 PM
Reserved: Dec 30, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 7:52 AM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 7:52 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:19 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 1, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:19 AM

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