CVE-2020-5524 Command injection in Aterm series
An attacker on the same network can execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges via the UPnP function in NEC Aterm routers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5524?
CVE-2020-5524 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in NEC Corporation Aterm series, published on 21 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Aterm series (Aterm WF1200C firmware Ver1.2.1 and earlier, Aterm WG1200CR firmware Ver1.2.1 and earlier, Aterm WG2600HS firmware Ver1.3.2 and earlier) allows an attacker on the same network segment to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges via UPnP function.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5524?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Nec Aterm Wf1200c Firmware, Nec Aterm Wg1200cr Firmware, Nec Aterm Wg2600hs Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5524?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5524 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-2020-5524 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NEC Corporation Aterm series
Sources
Also known as GHSA-48x3-vgp6-cxw2.