Command Injection in AC15 AC1900 - CVE-2020-10987

 

Command Injection in AC15 AC1900 - CVE-2020-10987

Published: July 13, 2020 / Updated: October 24, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47316
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10987
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "deviceName" POST parameter in goform/setUsbUnload endpoint. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild by the Ttint IoT botnet.


Affected software

AC15 AC1900

How to mitigate CVE-2020-10987

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.


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