OS Command Injection in systeminformation - CVE-2020-26274
Published: December 16, 2020 / Updated: December 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49087
CSH Severity: High
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-2020-26274
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the inetLatency() command. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
systeminformation
How to mitigate CVE-2020-26274
Install updates from vendor's website.
systeminformation - update to 4.31.1