What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-8171?

CVE-2020-8171 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 3.9%.

Airos CVE-2020-8171

CRITICAL

Command Injection (CWE-77)

2020-05-26 support@hackerone.com

RCE Command Injection Airos

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 26, 2020 - 16:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

We have recently released new version of AirMax AirOS firmware v6.3.0 for TI, XW and XM boards that fixes vulnerabilities found on AirMax AirOS v6.2.0 and prior TI, XW and XM boards, according to the description below:There are certain end-points containing functionalities that are vulnerable to command injection. It is possible to craft an input string that passes the filter check but still contains commands, resulting in remote code execution.Mitigation:Update to the latest AirMax AirOS firmware version available at the AirMax download page.

AnalysisAI

We have recently released new version of AirMax AirOS firmware v6.3.0 for TI, XW and XM boards that fixes vulnerabilities found on AirMax AirOS v6.2.0 and prior TI, XW and XM boards, according to the. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Command Injection (CWE-77), which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. We have recently released new version of AirMax AirOS firmware v6.3.0 for TI, XW and XM boards that fixes vulnerabilities found on AirMax AirOS v6.2.0 and prior TI, XW and XM boards, according to the description below:There are certain end-points containing functionalities that are vulnerable to command injection. It is possible to craft an input string that passes the filter check but still contains commands, resulting in remote code execution.Mitigation:Update to the latest AirMax AirOS firmware version available at the AirMax download page. Affected products include: Ui Airos.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized APIs, avoid shell execution, validate input with strict allowlists.