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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-6871

The server management software module of ZTE has an authentication issue vulnerability, which allows users to skip the authentication of the server and execute some commands for high-level users.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.88%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The server management software module of ZTE has an authentication issue vulnerability, which allows users to skip the authentication of the server and execute some commands for high-level users. This affects: <R5300G4V03.08.0100/V03.07.0300/V03.07.0200/V03.07.0108/V03.07.0100/V03.05.0047/V03.05.0046/V03.05.0045/V03.05.0044/V03.05.0043/V03.05.0040/V03.04.0020;R8500G4V03.07.0103/V03.07.0101/V03.06.0100/V03.05.0400/V03.05.0020;R5500G4V03.08.0100/V03.07.0200/V03.07.0100/V03.06.0100>

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.88% probability · 79th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-287
Affected
zte/r8500g4 firmware · zte/r5500g4 firmware · zte/r5300g4 firmware
Source
psirt@zte.com.cn
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.88%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.