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CVE-2020-8009

AVB MOTU devices through 2020-01-22 allow /.. Directory Traversal, as demonstrated by reading the...

7.5 High

AVB MOTU devices through 2020-01-22 allow /.. Directory Traversal, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file.

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
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.65%Up 1.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

AVB MOTU devices through 2020-01-22 allow /.. Directory Traversal, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file.

Record
CVE-2020-8009
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

AVB MOTU devices through 2020-01-22 allow /.. Directory Traversal, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file.

Record
CVE-2020-8009
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28922 No score

AVB MOTU devices through 2020-01-22 allow /.. Directory Traversal, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file.

Record
EUVD-2020-28922
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4mgp-5jjf-m73q No score

AVB MOTU devices through 2020-01-22 allow /.. Directory Traversal, as demonstrated by reading the...

AVB MOTU devices through 2020-01-22 allow /.. Directory Traversal, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file.

Record
GHSA-4mgp-5jjf-m73q
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-8009 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Motu Avb Firmware, published January 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.65%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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