Unraid < 6.8.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 278526

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Synopsis

The remote host is running an application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Unraid prior to 6.8.1. It is, thereforce, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- Unraid through 6.8.0 allows Remote Code Execution. (CVE-2020-5847)

- Unraid 6.8.0 allows authentication bypass. (CVE-2020-5849)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Unraid version 6.8.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 278526

File Name: unraid_6_8_1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 12/12/2025

Updated: 12/17/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-5847

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:unraid:unraid

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Unraid

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/11/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/6/2020

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/3/2022

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Unraid 6.8.0 Auth Bypass PHP Code Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-5847, CVE-2020-5849

Detections

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