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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-5762 · published 29 July 2020

CVE-2020-5762: Grandstream ht801 firmware null pointer dereference vulnerability

Grandstream · Ht801 Firmware

Grandstream HT800 series firmware version 1.0.17.5 and below is vulnerable to a denial of service attack against the TR-069 service. An unauthenticated remote attacker can stop the service due to a NULL pointer dereference in the TR-069 service. This condition is triggered due to mishandling of the HTTP Authentication field.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 3.4% · top 11.7% CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
3.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
6Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Grandstream HT800 series firmware version 1.0.17.5 and below is vulnerable to a denial of service attack against the TR-069 service. An unauthenticated remote attacker can stop the service due to a NULL pointer dereference in the TR-069 service. This condition is triggered due to mishandling of the HTTP Authentication field.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-43 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-47 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-43 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-47 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-5762), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.