CVE-2020-10988

Public Exploit

Description

A hard-coded telnet credential in the tenda_login binary of Tenda AC15 AC1900 version 15.03.05.19 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to start a telnetd service on the device.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.40% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory securityevaluators.com Third-Party Advisory ise.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.ise.io/research/ third party advisory
https://blog.securityevaluators.com/tenda-ac1900-vulnerabilities-discovered-and-exploited-e8e26aa0bc68 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-10988?
CVE-2020-10988 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-10988?
To fix CVE-2020-10988, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-10988 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-10988 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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