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CVE-2020-27868

Critical

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Qognify Ocularis 5.9.0.395.

Published Feb 11, 2021 · Updated Nov 21, 2024

Key Facts

Patch immediately
  • CVE-2020-27868 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.8 v3.1) affecting Ocularis (Qognify).
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
  • EPSS estimates a 82% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

CVSS v3.1

9.8

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

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

82%

Higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

No known

Not in a known-exploited catalog

Public exploit code

None known

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Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Qognify Ocularis 5.9.0.395. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of serialized objects provided to the EventCoordinator endpoint. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-11257.

Affected Products

2 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
OcularisQognify5.9.0.395, >= 5.9.0.395n/a

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Feb 11, 2021

  2. Last updated

    Nov 21, 2024

Weakness Type

  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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