CVE-2020-24217

high-risk
Published 2020-10-06

An issue was discovered in the box application on HiSilicon based IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders. The file-upload endpoint does not enforce authentication. Attackers can send an unauthenticated HTTP request to upload a custom firmware component, possibly in conjunction with command injection, to achieve arbitrary code execution.

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31.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 68% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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2 public exploits available
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 16/34 · Moderate
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate