CVE-2020-26879 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Ruckus vRioT through 1.5.1.0.21 has an API backdoor that is hardcoded into validate_token.py. An unauthenticated attacker can interact with the service API by using a backdoor value as the Authorization header.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.89451.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:commscope:ruckus_vriot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:commscope:ruckus_iot_module:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Commscope Subscribe	Ruckus Iot Module Subscribe Ruckus Vriot Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://adepts.of0x.cc
https://adepts.of0x.cc/ruckus-vriot-rce/
https://support.ruckuswireless.com/documents
https://support.ruckuswireless.com/security_bulletins/305
https://twitter.com/TheXC3LL
https://x-c3ll.github.io

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.91022}`	epss `{'score': 0.89452}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-10-26T19:20:44

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:03:22.745Z

Reserved: 2020-10-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-26879

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-26T20:15:14.537

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:20:24.057

Link: CVE-2020-26879

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-798

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