High severity · published Dec 26, 2020
CVE-2020-35715
Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.012.001 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename to the upload_settings.cgi…
8.8
CVSS
3.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.012.001 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename to the upload_settings.cgi page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.7% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RF
Re6500 Firmware · Linksys
before 1.0.012.001 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35715
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35715
Third Party Advisory
https://bugcrowd.com/disclosures/72d7246b-f77f-4f7f-9bd1-fdc35663cc92/linksys-re6500-unauthenticated-rce-working-across-multiple-fw-versions
Release Notes
https://downloads.linksys.com/support/assets/releasenotes/ExternalReleaseNotes_RE6500_1.0.012.001.txt
Exploit
https://resolverblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/linksys-re6500-unauthenticated-rce-full.html
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