Command injection in systeminformation - CVE-2020-7752
Published: October 27, 2020 / Updated: May 11, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130993
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7752
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Sebastian Hildebrandt
Affected software:
systeminformation
systeminformation
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection in si.inetChecksite() when processing service parameter strings. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted service parameter string to execute arbitrary commands.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-7752
Install security update from vendor's website.