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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-5524 · published 21 February 2020

CVE-2020-5524: Nec aterm wg2600hs firmware os command injection vulnerability

Nec · Aterm Wg2600hs Firmware

Aterm series (Aterm WF1200C firmware Ver1.2.1 and earlier, Aterm WG1200CR firmware Ver1.2.1 and earlier, Aterm WG2600HS firmware Ver1.3.2 and earlier) allows an attacker on the same network segment to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges via UPnP function.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.0% · top 38.1% CWE-78 · OS command injection
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 8.3
1.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
5References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Aterm series (Aterm WF1200C firmware Ver1.2.1 and earlier, Aterm WG1200CR firmware Ver1.2.1 and earlier, Aterm WG2600HS firmware Ver1.3.2 and earlier) allows an attacker on the same network segment to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges via UPnP function.

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

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://jpn.nec.com/security-info/secinfo/nv20-003.html Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49410695/index.html Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25766797/ Third Party Advisory
https://jpn.nec.com/security-info/secinfo/nv20-003.html Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49410695/index.html Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-5524), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.