Back to CVE-2020-26142
How to verify CVE-2020-26142
Confirm whether your systems are actually affected — run the exact detection check below (Nuclei command or OpenVAS NVT). Detection only; it does not exploit.
Verify with OpenVAS
Greenbone/OpenVAS ships 7 NVT checks for CVE-2020-26142. OpenVAS detects this CVE by NVT OID — enable the NVT in your scan config, or confirm it is in your feed with the query below.
Confirm the NVT is in your feed (GMP)
gvm-cli socket --xml "<get_nvts nvt_oid='1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.16.2022.1621' details='1'/>" NVT OIDs (7)
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.16.2022.1621since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2021.2663since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2022.1366since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2022.1681since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2022.1735since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2022.2566since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.8.2021.9459since 2026-06-25
New to OpenVAS? Greenbone documentation ↗
Confirmed exposed? That's one CVE on one host.
We check your whole external estate — hundreds of IPs and domains — for this and thousands more, on a schedule.