CVE-2020-25859 Command injection in Qualcomm QCMAP
A local attacker can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in QCMAP_CLI, potentially escalating privileges to root on networking devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-25859?
CVE-2020-25859 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Qualcomm QCMAP, published on 15 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The QCMAP_CLI utility in the Qualcomm QCMAP software suite prior to versions released in October 2020 uses a system() call without validating the input, while handling a SetGatewayUrl() request. A local attacker with shell access can pass shell metacharacters and run arbitrary commands. If QCMAP_CLI can be run via sudo or setuid, this also allows elevating privileges to root. This version of QCMAP is used in many kinds of networking devices, primarily mobile hotspots and LTE routers.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25859?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qualcomm Qcmap.
How do I fix CVE-2020-25859?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25859 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2020-25859 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25859 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8c7g-h2p9-gcrv.