CVE-2020-15833
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 1, 2021 at 01:39 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:57 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorMOFI4500 4GXELTE FirmwareMofi4500-4Gxelte
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
An issue was discovered on Mofi Network MOFI4500-4GXeLTE 4.1.5-std devices. The Dropbear SSH daemon has been modified to accept an alternate hard-coded path to a public key that allows root access. This key is stored in a /rom location that cannot be modified by the device owner.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
80%
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://mofinetwork.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=14x_refsource_MISCTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.criticalstart.com/critical-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-mofi-routers/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-798
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