Command injection in systeminformation - CVE-2020-7752

 

Command injection in systeminformation - CVE-2020-7752

Published: October 27, 2020 / Updated: May 11, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU130993
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
systeminformation
Software vendor:
Sebastian Hildebrandt

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.


Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

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