What is CVE-2020-8009?

CVE-2020-8009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Motu 112d, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-27.

How severe is CVE-2020-8009?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Motu 112d

CVE-2020-8009

AVB MOTU devices through 2020-01-22 allow /.. Directory Traversal, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2020-01-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (75.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.securenetworkinc.com/news/2020/1/22/new-vulnerability-motu-avb-directory-tr… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8009?: CVE-2020-8009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Motu 112d, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-8009?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.