CVE-2020-5525 Command injection in Aterm series
Authenticated attackers on the same network can execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges via the management interface of NEC Aterm routers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5525?
CVE-2020-5525 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 authenticated attacker on the same network segment to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges via management screen.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5525?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Nec Aterm Wf1200c Firmware, Nec Aterm Wg1200cr Firmware, Nec Aterm Wg2600hs Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5525 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-2020-5525 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5525 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NEC Corporation Aterm series
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m46c-jxp2-97p9.