CVE-2020-36198 Command Injection Vulnerability in Malware Remover
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on QNAP devices via a command injection flaw in the Malware Remover application.
- 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-2020-36198?
CVE-2020-36198 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Malware Remover, published on 13 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect certain versions of Malware Remover. If exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This issue affects: QNAP Systems Inc. Malware Remover versions prior to 4.6.1.0. This issue does not affect: QNAP Systems Inc. Malware Remover 3.x.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36198?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qnap Malware Remover.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36198?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36198 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-2020-36198 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in QNAP Systems Inc. Malware Remover
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7wxf-2j8p-f3hw.