What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-9021?

CVE-2020-9021 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: 2.1%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-9021?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-9021. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.1%.

Awam Bluetooth Field Device Firmware CVE-2020-9021

CRITICAL

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2020-02-17 cve@mitre.org

Command Injection Awam Bluetooth Field Device Firmware

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

Feb 17, 2020 - 04:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

Post Oak AWAM Bluetooth Field Device 7400v2.08.21.2018, 7800SD.2015.1.16, 2011.3, 7400v2.02.01.2019, and 7800SD.2012.12.5 is vulnerable to injections of operating system commands through. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. Post Oak AWAM Bluetooth Field Device 7400v2.08.21.2018, 7800SD.2015.1.16, 2011.3, 7400v2.02.01.2019, and 7800SD.2012.12.5 is vulnerable to injections of operating system commands through timeconfig.py via shell metacharacters in the htmlNtpServer parameter. Affected products include: Postoaktraffic Awam Bluetooth Field Device Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.