What is CVE-2019-20451?

CVE-2019-20451 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Samsung Prismview Player 11, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-10.

How severe is CVE-2019-20451?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Samsung Prismview Player 11

CVE-2019-20451

The HTTP API in Prismview System 9 11.10.17.00 and Prismview Player 11 13.09.1100 allows remote code execution by uploading RebootSystem.lnk and requesting /REBOOTSYSTEM or /RESTARTVNC. (Authentication is required but an XML file containing credentials can be downloaded.)

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2020-02-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.077 (94.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.077 · newest: 0.077 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Samsung Prismview Player 11 — versions 13.09.1100
Samsung Prismview System 9 — versions 11.10.17.00

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

www.exploit-db.com/papers/47535 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20451?: CVE-2019-20451 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Samsung Prismview Player 11, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2019-20451?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.