CVE-2020-7846
Helpcom before v10.0 contains a file download and execution vulnerability caused by storing...
Helpcom before v10.0 contains a file download and execution vulnerability caused by storing hardcoded cryptographic key. It finally leads to a file download and execution via access to crafted web page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Helpcom before v10.0 contains a file download and execution vulnerability caused by storing hardcoded cryptographic key. It finally leads to a file download and execution via access to crafted web page.
- Record
CVE-2020-7846- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28778
Helpcom before v10.0 contains a file download and execution vulnerability caused by storing hardcoded cryptographic key. It finally leads to a file download and execution via access to crafted web page.
- Record
EUVD-2020-28778- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wvm5-q52j-8r24 No score
Helpcom before v10.0 contains a file download and execution vulnerability caused by storing...
Helpcom before v10.0 contains a file download and execution vulnerability caused by storing hardcoded cryptographic key. It finally leads to a file download and execution via access to crafted web page.
- Record
GHSA-wvm5-q52j-8r24- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Helpcom before v10.0 contains a file download and execution vulnerability caused by storing hardcoded cryptographic key. It finally leads to a file download and execution via access to crafted web page.
- Record
CVE-2020-7846- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-321, CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-7846 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Cnesty Helpcom, published February 24, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.