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CVE-2020-16152

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2021-11-14
  • Fixed in10.0r8a
  • WeaknessCWE-829

Am I affected?

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Description

The NetConfig UI administrative interface in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless Aerohive HiveOS and IQ Engine through 10.0r8a allows attackers to execute PHP code as the root user via remote HTTP requests that insert this code into a log file and then traverse to that file.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-11-1421:15CVE publishedNVD

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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  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2020-16152?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Extremenetworks aerohive netconfig
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0< 10.0r8a10.0r8a
10.0= 10.0r8ano fix published

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

Fix

  1. Update Extremenetworks aerohive netconfig to 10.0r8a

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiederiknl/CVE-2020-16152Nate0634034090/nate158g-m-w-n-l-p-d-a-o-e
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/unix/webapp/aerohive_netconfig_lfi_log_poison_rcerank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
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
2021-11-14
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16152?

The NetConfig UI administrative interface in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless Aerohive HiveOS and IQ Engine through 10.0r8a allows attackers to execute PHP code as the root user via remote HTTP requests that insert this code into a log file and then traverse to that file.

Is CVE-2020-16152 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-16152 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 35.5% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-16152?

CVE-2020-16152 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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