CVE-2020-24217
An issue was discovered in the box application on HiSilicon based IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders...
An issue was discovered in the box application on HiSilicon based IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders. The file-upload endpoint does not enforce authentication. Attackers can send an unauthenticated HTTP request to upload a custom firmware component, possibly in conjunction with command injection, to achieve arbitrary 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
An issue was discovered in the box application on HiSilicon based IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders. The file-upload endpoint does not enforce authentication. Attackers can send an unauthenticated HTTP request to upload a custom firmware component, possibly in conjunction with command injection, to achieve arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2020-24217- 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
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in the box application on HiSilicon based IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders. The file-upload endpoint does not enforce authentication. Attackers can send an unauthenticated HTTP request to upload a custom firmware component, possibly in conjunction with command injection, to achieve arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2020-24217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-16952 No score
An issue was discovered in the box application on HiSilicon based IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders. The file-upload endpoint does not enforce authentication. Attackers can send an unauthenticated HTTP request to upload a custom firmware component, possibly in conjunction with command injection, to achieve arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2020-16952- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vwf4-cwv7-v664 No score
An issue was discovered in the box application on HiSilicon based IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders...
An issue was discovered in the box application on HiSilicon based IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders. The file-upload endpoint does not enforce authentication. Attackers can send an unauthenticated HTTP request to upload a custom firmware component, possibly in conjunction with command injection, to achieve arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-vwf4-cwv7-v664- Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- jtechdigital h.264 iptv encoder 1080p\@60hz firmware
- provideoinstruments vecaster-4k-hevc firmware
- provideoinstruments vecaster-hd-h264 firmware
- provideoinstruments vecaster-hd-hevc firmware
- provideoinstruments vecaster-hd-sdi firmware
- szuray iptv\/h.264 video encoder firmware
- szuray iptv\/h.265 video encoder firmware
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | HiSilicon Video Encoders - RCE via unauthenticated command injection | 2020-10-19 |
| Exploit-DB | HiSilicon video encoders - RCE via unauthenticated upload of malicious firmware | 2020-10-19 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-24217 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Jtechdigital H.264 Iptv Encoder 1080p\@60hz Firmware, published October 6, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/896979
kojenov.com/2020-09-15-hisilicon-encoder-vulnerabilities
packetstormsecurity.com/files/159599/HiSilicon-Video-Encoder-Malicious-Firmware-Code-Execution.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24217
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vwf4-cwv7-v664