Juplink RX4-1500 v1.0.3 allows remote attackers to gain root access to the Linux…
Priority LOW 31CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Juplink RX4-1500 v1.0.3 allows remote attackers to gain root access to the Linux subsystem via an unsanitized exec call (aka Command Line Injection), if the undocumented telnetd service is enabled and the attacker can authenticate as admin from the local network.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00934 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8797
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c86c-pc2p-fq87
References
More Juplink Rx4-1500 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-21656 Juplink RX4-1500 Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-21658 Juplink RX4-1500 homemng.htm Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-21657 Juplink RX4-1500 Hard-coded Credential Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-21655 Juplink RX4-1500 Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2023-21654 Juplink RX4-1500 Credential Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-07057 httpd in Juplink RX4-1500 v1.0.3-v1.0.5 allows remote attackers to change or access… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-8797 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8797 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c86c-pc2p-fq87 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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