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CVE-2020-5849

CVE-2020-5849HIGH

n/a n/a — Unraid Unraid

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  N  N    7.5   .9324   99.8   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Jan 6   Reserved by mitre
  Mar 16  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Nov 3   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03

CWE-697 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 5 references · KEV due May 3, 2022

Description

Unraid 6.8.0 allows authentication bypass.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 6, 2020	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
March 16, 2020	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
November 3, 2021	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-697

References (5)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157275/Unraid-6.8.0-Authentication-Bypass-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html [x_refsource_MISC]
https://forums.unraid.net/forum/7-announcements/ [x_refsource_MISC]
https://sysdream.com/news/lab/ [x_refsource_MISC]
https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2020-02-06-cve-2020-5847-cve-2020-5849-unraid-6-8-0-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-as-root/ [x_refsource_MISC]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5849 [government-resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2020-5849 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-697

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