RCE in Asustor Exfat Driver

CVE-2019-11689

An issue was discovered in ASUSTOR exFAT Driver through 1.0.0.r20. When conducting license validation, exfat.cgi and exfatctl fail to properly validate server responses and pass unsanitized text to the system shell, resulting in code execution as root.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.032 (86.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11689?
CVE-2019-11689 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asustor Exfat Driver, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-11689?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.