VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-15642

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability7.24%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-08-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of installations of Marvell QConvergeConsole 5.5.0.64. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the isHPSmartComponent method of the GWTTestServiceImpl class. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-10501.

Weakness classification

  • zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com: CWE-77
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-78

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