{"id":"CVE-2020-24217","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-24217","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:21:11.567Z","title":"Attackers can send an unauthenticated HTTP request to upload a custom firmware component, possibly in conjunction with command injection, to achieve arbitrary code execution.","description":"An issue was discovered in the box application on HiSilicon based IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders. The file-upload endpoint does not enforce authentication. Attackers can send an unauthenticated HTTP request to upload a custom firmware component, possibly in conjunction with command injection, to achieve arbitrary code execution.","published":"2020-10-06T14:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:05:19.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-306"],"affected":["szuray/iptv\\/h.264 video encoder firmware","szuray/iptv\\/h.265 video encoder firmware","jtechdigital/h.264 iptv encoder 1080p\\@60hz firmware","provideoinstruments/vecaster-hd-h264 firmware","provideoinstruments/vecaster-hd-hevc firmware","provideoinstruments/vecaster-4k-hevc firmware","provideoinstruments/vecaster-hd-sdi firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.40302,"percentile":0.98633,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":2,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2020-10-19","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":48901,"kind":"exploit","title":"HiSilicon video encoders - RCE via unauthenticated upload of malicious firmware","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48901","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/webapps/48901.sh","file":"exploits/hardware/webapps/48901.sh","published":"2020-10-19","added":"2020-10-19","updated":"2020-10-19","author":"Alexei Kojenov","type":"webapps","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2020-24217"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null},{"edbId":48900,"kind":"exploit","title":"HiSilicon Video Encoders - RCE via unauthenticated command injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48900","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/webapps/48900.sh","file":"exploits/hardware/webapps/48900.sh","published":"2020-10-19","added":"2020-10-19","updated":"2020-10-19","author":"Alexei Kojenov","type":"webapps","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2020-24217"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159597/HiSilicon-Video-Encoder-Command-Injection.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159599/HiSilicon-Video-Encoder-Malicious-Firmware-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://kojenov.com/2020-09-15-hisilicon-encoder-vulnerabilities/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/896979","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159597/HiSilicon-Video-Encoder-Command-Injection.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159599/HiSilicon-Video-Encoder-Malicious-Firmware-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://kojenov.com/2020-09-15-hisilicon-encoder-vulnerabilities/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/896979","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24217","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}