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CVE-2020-9137

6.7 · MEDIUM

There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in some versions of CloudEngine 12800,CloudEngine 5800,CloudEngine 6800 and CloudEngine 7800.

Published Dec 24, 2020CWE-20EPSS 0.21%

Overview

CVE-2020-9137 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 24, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in some versions of CloudEngine 12800,CloudEngine 5800,CloudEngine 6800 and CloudEngine 7800. Due to insufficient input validation, a local attacker with high privilege may execute some specially crafted scripts in the affected products. Successful exploit will cause privilege escalation.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20201202-02-privilege-enRefwww.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20201202-02-privilege-en

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9137?

CVE-2020-9137 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 24, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2020-9137?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2020-9137?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2020-9137?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2020-9137 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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