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TI-2020-09422 Aliases CVE-2020-11733GHSA-3cp9-mrrh-w8pj

An issue was discovered on Spirent TestCenter and Avalanche appliance admin interface…

Priority LOW 33CWE-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

An issue was discovered on Spirent TestCenter and Avalanche appliance admin interface firmware. An attacker, who already has access to an SSH restricted shell, can achieve root access via shell metacharacters. The attacker can then, for example, read sensitive files such as appliance admin configuration source code. This affects Spirent TestCenter and Avalanche products which chassis version <= 5.08. The SSH restricted shell is available with default credentials.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01557 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:spirent:avalanche:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.08VulnerableSpirent
cpe:2.3:a:spirent:testcenter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.08VulnerableSpirent
cpe:2.3:h:spirent:c100-mp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onSpirent
  • cpe:2.3:a:spirent:avalanche:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.08 Vulnerable ·Spirent
  • cpe:2.3:a:spirent:testcenter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.08 Vulnerable ·Spirent
  • cpe:2.3:h:spirent:c100-mp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Spirent

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-11733
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3cp9-mrrh-w8pj

References

Advisory 2

Sources

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