CVE-2020-5847
CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
Unraid through 6.8.0 allows Remote Code Execution.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
Unraid Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Unraid contains a vulnerability due to the insecure use of the extract PHP function that can be abused to execute remote code as root. This CVE is chainable with CVE-2020-5849 for initial access.
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Remediation due: 2022-05-03
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157275/Unraid-6.8.0-Authentication-Bypass-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html
- https://forums.unraid.net/forum/7-announcements/
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2020-02-06-cve-2020-5847-cve-2020-5849-unraid-6-8-0-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-as-root/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5847
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Start freeThis 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 2026-03-17.