Vulnerability in Netscout Airmagnet Enterprise

CVE-2020-28251

NETSCOUT AirMagnet Enterprise 11.1.4 build 37257 and earlier has a sensor escalated privileges vulnerability that can be exploited to provide someone with administrative access to a sensor, with credentials to invoke a command to provide root access to the operating system. The attacker must complete a straightforward password-cracking exercise.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-28251: held from 0.012 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28251?
CVE-2020-28251 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netscout Airmagnet Enterprise. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-12-03.
How severe is CVE-2020-28251?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.