Is CVE-2020-24219 actively exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks CVE-2020-24219 as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

What exploitation activity has KEV Intelligence observed?

KEV Intelligence has not yet recorded sensor-observed exploitation attempts for CVE-2020-24219. Our sensors continue to monitor for activity targeting this CVE.

Which versions are affected?

Version-level data is not available; KEV Intelligence tracks URayTech IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders.

No. CVE-2020-24219 is not currently listed in CISA KEV.

Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2020-24219

IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders Path Traversal

URayTech / IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders

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Severity: CVSS 7.5 · High
Confidence: High
Exploit status: Exploited in the wild
EPSS: 23.6%
First observed: —
Last observed: —

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What it is

CVE-2020-24219 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting URayTech IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders. An issue was discovered on URayTech IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders through 1.97. Attackers can send crafted...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

URayTech / IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

An issue was discovered on URayTech IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders through 1.97

An issue was discovered on URayTech IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders through 1.97.

Attackers can send crafted unauthenticated HTTP requests to exploit path traversal and pattern-matching programming flaws, and retrieve any file from the device's file system, including the configuration file with the cleartext administrative password.

Published: 06 Oct 2020
Exploitation Reported: 06 Oct 2020
Attack vector: Remote
Complexity: Low
Privileges: None
User interaction: None

CVE References

CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24219
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/896979 kb.cert.org · CVE Record https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/896979
kojenov.com/2020-09-15-hisilicon-encoder-vulnerabilities kojenov.com · CVE Record https://kojenov.com/2020-09-15-hisilicon-encoder-vulnerabilities/
packetstormsecurity.com/files/159595/HiSilicon-Video-Encoder-1.97-Fi... packetstormsecurity.com · CVE Record http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159595/HiSilicon-Video-Encoder-1...

Exploitation evidence

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 06 Oct 2020

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source	Added
The Shadowserver First	2020-10-06 13:16 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets: 0
User-Agents: 0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

7.5 High

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

EPSS

23.6%

Weaknesses

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE-22

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 7.5 High

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

CVSS v2.0 7.8 High

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

06 Oct 2020
Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
06 Oct 2020
CVE published

Vulnerability disclosed publicly
13 Aug 2020
CVE ID reserved

Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2020-24219",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 7.5,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.23636,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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