Is CVE-2020-27865 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-27865 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-27865?

CVE-2020-27865 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-27865?

CVE-2020-27865 has an EPSS score of 2.55% (83th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2020-27865?

No published fix for CVE-2020-27865 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-27865

HIGHEPSS 83th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of D-Link DAP-1860 firmware version 1.04B03 WiFi extenders. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the uhttpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from incorrect string matching logic when accessing protected pages. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the device. Was ZDI-CAN-10894.

CWE-288 CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.55%probability of exploitation in 30 days

83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

supportannouncement.us.dlink.com

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.