CVE-2020-36907

Aerohive HiveOS contains a denial of service vulnerability in the NetConfig UI that allows unauthenticated attackers to render the web interface unusable. Attackers can send a crafted HTTP request to the action.php5 script with specific parameters to trigger a 5-minute service disruption.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://advisories.ncsc.nl/2020/ncsc-2020-0367.html
https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/iq-engine-hive-os-announcements/bg-p/IQ_Engine_Hive_OS_Announcements
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181649
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/157587
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48441
https://www.extremenetworks.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/extreme-networks-aerohive-hiveos-x-x-unauthenticated-remote-denial-of-service
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2020-5566.php

Configurations

No configuration.

History

06 Jan 2026, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-06 16:15

Updated : 2026-01-08 18:09

NVD link : CVE-2020-36907

Mitre link : CVE-2020-36907

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-36907

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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