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CVE-2020-12124

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2024-03-30 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2020-10-02
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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Description

A remote command-line injection vulnerability in the /cgi-bin/live_api.cgi endpoint of the WAVLINK WN530H4 M30H4.V5030.190403 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary Linux commands as root without authentication.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-10-0209:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2024-03-3001:01Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2024-03-3001:01Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Wavlink wn530h4 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
—= m30h4.v5030.190403no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifieddb44k/CVE-2020-12124Scorpion-Security-Labs/CVE-2020-12124
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-10-02
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12124?

A remote command-line injection vulnerability in the /cgi-bin/live_api.cgi endpoint of the WAVLINK WN530H4 M30H4.V5030.190403 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary Linux commands as root without authentication.

Is CVE-2020-12124 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-12124 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 74.7% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-12124?

CVE-2020-12124 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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