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CVE-2020-5739 json

Grandstream GXP1600 series firmware 1.0.4.152 and below is vulnerable to authenticated remote command execution when an attacker adds an Op…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-26898

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.3%
EPSS 5.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Grandstream GXP1600 series firmware 1.0.4.152 and below is vulnerable to authenticated remote command execution when an attacker adds an OpenVPN up script to the phone's VPN settings via the "Additional Settings" field in the web interface. When the VPN's connection is established, the user defined script is executed with root privileges.

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Exploit prediction

5.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • tenable.com https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-22 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • n/a Grandstream GXP1600 Series

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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