High severity · published Mar 16, 2020
CVE-2020-5849
Unraid Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.5
CVSS
93.2%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Unraid 6.8.0 allows authentication bypass.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)93.2% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Nov 3, 2021
Federal remediation dueMay 3, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UN
Unraid · Unraid
6.8.0 · source: NVD, KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5849
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5849
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_MISC
https://sysdream.com/news/lab/
x_refsource_MISC
https://forums.unraid.net/forum/7-announcements/
x_refsource_MISC
https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2020-02-06-cve-2020-5847-cve-2020-5849-unraid-6-8-0-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-as-root/
x_refsource_MISC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157275/Unraid-6.8.0-Authentication-Bypass-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html
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