CVE-2020-26878: commscope ruckus_vriot OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-26878 is a high (CVSS 9.0) OS Command Injection vulnerability in commscope ruckus_vriot. EPSS estimates a 11.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 26-10-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Ruckus through 1.5.1.0.21 is affected by remote command injection. An authenticated user can submit a query to the API (/service/v1/createUser endpoint), injecting arbitrary commands that will be executed as root user via web.py.

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.