CVE-2020-5535 Command injection in OpenBlocks IoT VX2

High 8.8 Published Updated

An attacker on the same network can execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges on OpenBlocks IoT VX2 devices.

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-2020-5535?

CVE-2020-5535 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Plat'Home Co.,Ltd. OpenBlocks IoT VX2, published on 4 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenBlocks IoT VX2 prior to Ver.4.0.0 (Ver.3 Series) allows an attacker on the same network segment to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5535?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Plathome Openblocks Iot Vx2 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5535?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5535 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-2020-5535 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5535 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-855j-mwpj-m8mc.

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