Extreme Networks Aerohive HiveOS <=11.x 11.x Unauthenticated Remote Denial of Service
Priority HIGH 77CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
Aerohive HiveOS contains a denial of service vulnerability in the NetConfig UI that allows unauthenticated attackers to render the web interface unusable. Attackers can send a crafted HTTP request to the action.php5 script with specific parameters to trigger a 5-minute service disruption.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00546 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Networks | Aerohive HiveOS | up to 11.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Aerohive HiveOS VendorExtreme Networks Affected up to 11.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36907
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44wj-2xjx-wf38
References
More Extreme Networks vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-13364 Extreme Networks EXOS before v.22.7 and before v.30.2 was discovered to contain an issue… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2020-12704 The NetConfig UI administrative interface in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless Aerohive… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-17891 IQ Engine before 10.6r2 on Extreme Network AP devices has a Buffer Overflow. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-17890 IQ Engine before 10.6r1 on Extreme Network AP devices has a Buffer Overflow in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-25570 In Extreme Networks XIQ-SE before 24.2.11, due to a missing access control check, a path… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-23098 An Access Control issue discovered in Extreme Networks Switch Engine (EXOS) before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-36907 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36907 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-44wj-2xjx-wf38 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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