CVE-2020-5524
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 21, 2020 at 09:15 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:21 AM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendorAterm WG1200CR FirmwareAterm WG2600HS FirmwareAterm WF1200C Firmware
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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 attacker on the same network segment to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges via UPnP function.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Aterm Wf1200C· NECdevice
80%All versions
Aterm WG1200CR· NECdevice
80%All versions
Aterm WG2600HS· NECdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCNot ApplicableThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://jpn.nec.com/security-info/secinfo/nv20-003.htmlx_refsource_MISCNot ApplicableThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49410695/index.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78
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