High severity · published Sep 4, 2023
CVE-2023-20820
In wlan service, there is a possible command injection due to improper input validation
7.2
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In wlan service, there is a possible command injection due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote code execution with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00244189; Issue ID: WCNCR00244189.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openwrt · Openwrt
19.07.0; 21.02.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20820
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20820
Vendor Advisory
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/September-2023
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