What is CVE-2020-5179?

CVE-2020-5179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Comtech Stampede Fx-1010, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2020-5179?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

RCE in Comtech Stampede Fx-1010

CVE-2020-5179

Comtech Stampede FX-1010 7.4.3 devices allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands by navigating to the Diagnostics Ping page and entering shell metacharacters in the Target IP address field. (In some cases, authentication can be achieved with the comtech password for the comtech account.)

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.028 (85.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Comtech Stampede_fx-1010
Comtech Stampede_fx-1010_firmware — versions 7.4.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5179?: CVE-2020-5179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Comtech Stampede Fx-1010, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-5179?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.