iWT Ltd FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 suffers from an authenticated OS command…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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
iWT Ltd FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 suffers from an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability using default credentials. This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands as the root user via the 'strInIP' POST parameter in pingTest PHP script.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05242 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7.0 | Vulnerable | iWT Ltd. |
| cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7.2 | Vulnerable | iWT Ltd. |
| cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:6.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4.8 | Vulnerable | iWT Ltd. |
| cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | iWT Ltd. |
- cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.0 Vulnerable ·iWT Ltd.
- cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.2 Vulnerable ·iWT Ltd.
- cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:6.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.8 Vulnerable ·iWT Ltd.
- cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·iWT Ltd.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-21999
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gvmq-4gxq-mx44
More iWT Ltd. Facesentry Access Control System Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15295 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Remote SSH Root Access CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-15297 FaceSentry 6.4.8 Authenticated Remote Command Injection via Ping Test CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2019-15332 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Authentication Credentials MiTM Disclosure CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2019-15333 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage Vulnerability CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2019-15331 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via pluginInstall.php CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2019-15296 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cross-Site Request Forgery via Web Interface CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-21999 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-21999 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gvmq-4gxq-mx44 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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