CVE-2020-15833

Description

An issue was discovered on Mofi Network MOFI4500-4GXeLTE 4.1.5-std devices. The Dropbear SSH daemon has been modified to accept an alternate hard-coded path to a public key that allows root access. This key is stored in a /rom location that cannot be modified by the device owner.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.45%
Vendor Advisory mofinetwork.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://mofinetwork.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=14 patch vendor advisory
https://www.criticalstart.com/critical-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-mofi-routers/ third party advisory technical description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15833?
CVE-2020-15833 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-15833?
To fix CVE-2020-15833, 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-2020-15833 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-15833 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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