CVE-2020-8515 KEV EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 100% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03.
Description
DrayTek Vigor2960 1.3.1_Beta, Vigor3900 1.4.4_Beta, and Vigor300B 1.3.3_Beta, 1.4.2.1_Beta, and 1.4.4_Beta devices allow remote code execution as root (without authentication) via shell metacharacters to the cgi-bin/mainfunction.cgi URI. This issue has been fixed in Vigor3900/2960/300B v1.5.1.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 99.99% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-05-03 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-02-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Multiple DrayTek Vigor Routers Web Management Page Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due | 2022-05-03 |
| Vendor / product | DrayTek / Multiple Vigor Routers |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (6)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| draytek | vigor2960 |
| draytek | vigor2960 firmware |
| draytek | vigor300b |
| draytek | vigor300b firmware |
| draytek | vigor3900 |
| draytek | vigor3900 firmware |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Multiple DrayTek Products - Pre-authentication Remote Root Code Execution | 2020-03-30 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156979/DrayTek-Vigor2960-Vigor3900-Vigor300B-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- https://sku11army.blogspot.com/2020/01/draytek-unauthenticated-rce-in-draytek.html
- https://www.draytek.com/about/security-advisory/vigor3900-/-vigor2960-/-vigor300b-router-web-management-page-vulnerability-%28cve-2020-8515%29/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156979/DrayTek-Vigor2960-Vigor3900-Vigor300B-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- https://sku11army.blogspot.com/2020/01/draytek-unauthenticated-rce-in-draytek.html
- https://www.draytek.com/about/security-advisory/vigor3900-/-vigor2960-/-vigor300b-router-web-management-page-vulnerability-%28cve-2020-8515%29/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8515
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