CVE-2020-24217

critical

Description

An issue was discovered in the box application on HiSilicon based IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders. The file-upload endpoint does not enforce authentication. Attackers can send an unauthenticated HTTP request to upload a custom firmware component, possibly in conjunction with command injection, to achieve arbitrary code execution.

References

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/896979

https://kojenov.com/2020-09-15-hisilicon-encoder-vulnerabilities/

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159599/HiSilicon-Video-Encoder-Malicious-Firmware-Code-Execution.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159597/HiSilicon-Video-Encoder-Command-Injection.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-10-06

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.40302