CVE-2020-5685
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 13, 2021 at 09:40 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:22 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorUniverge SV9500 FirmwareUniverge SV8500 FirmwareUNIVERGE SV9500
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
UNIVERGE SV9500 series from V1 to V7and SV8500 series from S6 to S8 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a specially crafted request to a specific URL.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≥ 1
v ≥ 1
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_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN38784555/index.htmlx_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.necplatforms.co.jp/en/press/security_adv.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- 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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