HID OMNIKEY 5427 and OMNIKEY 5127 readers are vulnerable to CSRF when using the EEM…
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
HID OMNIKEY 5427 and OMNIKEY 5127 readers are vulnerable to CSRF when using the EEM driver (Ethernet Emulation Mode). By persuading an authenticated user to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could send a malformed HTTP request to upload a configuration file to the device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning, and other malicious activities.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00753 55th 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
| 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:hidglobal:omnikey_5427_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | HID Global |
| cpe:2.3:h:hidglobal:omnikey_5427:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | HID Global |
| cpe:2.3:o:hidglobal:omnikey_5127_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | HID Global |
| cpe:2.3:h:hidglobal:omnikey_5127:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | HID Global |
- cpe:2.3:o:hidglobal:omnikey_5427_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·HID Global
- cpe:2.3:h:hidglobal:omnikey_5427:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·HID Global
- cpe:2.3:o:hidglobal:omnikey_5127_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·HID Global
- cpe:2.3:h:hidglobal:omnikey_5127:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·HID Global
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36283
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3f7c-f4gm-hmv7
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-36283 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36283 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3f7c-f4gm-hmv7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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