Resource exhaustion in Extreme Networks Aerohive Hiveos
CVE-2020-36907
Aerohive HiveOS contains a denial of service vulnerability in the NetConfig UI that allows unauthenticated attackers to render the web interface unusable. Attackers can send a crafted HTTP request to the action.php5 script with specific parameters to trigger a 5-minute service disruption.
EPSS: 0.005 (38.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Extreme Networks Aerohive Hiveos — versions <=11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (vdb-entry)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36907?
- CVE-2020-36907 is a high-severity vulnerability in Extreme Networks Aerohive Hiveos, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-01-06.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36907?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.