CVE-2020-5847
Unraid through 6.8.0 allows Remote Code Execution.
Unraid through 6.8.0 allows Remote Code Execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unraid through 6.8.0 allows Remote Code Execution.
- Record
CVE-2020-5847- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Unraid through 6.8.0 allows Remote Code Execution.
- Record
CVE-2020-5847- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-27001
Unraid through 6.8.0 allows Remote Code Execution.
- Record
EUVD-2020-27001- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4m4g-xmmp-5cj6
Unraid through 6.8.0 allows Remote Code Execution.
Unraid through 6.8.0 allows Remote Code Execution.
- Record
GHSA-4m4g-xmmp-5cj6- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Unraid Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Unraid contains a vulnerability due to the insecure use of the extract PHP function that can be abused to execute remote code as root. This CVE is chainable with CVE-2020-5849 for initial access.
- Record
CVE-2020-5847- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Unraid 6.8.0 Auth Bypass PHP Code Execution | 2020-02-10 |
| Exploit-DB | Unraid 6.8.0 - Auth Bypass PHP Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2020-04-20 |
| Nuclei | UnRaid <=6.80 - Remote Code Execution |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-5847 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Unraid, published March 16, 2020. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 3, 2021. EUVD reports exploitation since November 3, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 95.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
sysdream.com/news/lab
forums.unraid.net/forum/7-announcements
packetstormsecurity.com/files/157275/Unraid-6.8.0-Authentication-Bypass-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5847
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5847
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4m4g-xmmp-5cj6