CVE-2020-11733

Published Aug 13, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered on Spirent TestCenter and Avalanche appliance admin interface firmware. An attacker, who already has access to an SSH restricted shell, can achieve root access via shell metacharacters. The attacker can then, for example, read sensitive files such as appliance admin configuration source code. This affects Spirent TestCenter and Avalanche products which chassis version <= 5.08. The SSH restricted shell is available with default credentials.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-4075 An issue was discovered on Spirent TestCenter and Avalanche appliance admin interface firmware. An attacker, who already has access to an SSH restricted shell, can achieve root access via shell metacharacters. The attacker can then, for example, read sensitive files such as appliance admin configuration source code. This affects Spirent TestCenter and Avalanche products which chassis version <= 5.08. The SSH restricted shell is available with default credentials.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:41 AM
Reserved
Apr 13, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 13, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:50 AM