Medium severity · published Nov 21, 2020
CVE-2020-5797
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TP-Link Archer C9(US)_V1_180125 firmware allows an unauthenticated actor, with physical access and network access, to read sensitive…
6.1
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TP-Link Archer C9(US)_V1_180125 firmware allows an unauthenticated actor, with physical access and network access, to read sensitive files and write to a limited set of files after plugging a crafted USB drive into the router.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Archer C9 Firmware · Tp-link
180125 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5797
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5797
Exploit
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-60
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