CVE-2020-5738
Grandstream GXP1600 series firmware 1.0.4.152 and below is vulnerable to authenticated remote...
Grandstream GXP1600 series firmware 1.0.4.152 and below is vulnerable to authenticated remote command execution when an attacker uploads a specially crafted tar file to the HTTP /cgi-bin/upload_vpntar interface.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Grandstream GXP1600 series firmware 1.0.4.152 and below is vulnerable to authenticated remote command execution when an attacker uploads a specially crafted tar file to the HTTP /cgi-bin/upload_vpntar interface.
- Record
CVE-2020-5738- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Grandstream GXP1600 series firmware 1.0.4.152 and below is vulnerable to authenticated remote command execution when an attacker uploads a specially crafted tar file to the HTTP /cgi-bin/upload_vpntar interface.
- Record
CVE-2020-5738- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26897 No score
Grandstream GXP1600 series firmware 1.0.4.152 and below is vulnerable to authenticated remote command execution when an attacker uploads a specially crafted tar file to the HTTP /cgi-bin/upload_vpntar interface.
- Record
EUVD-2020-26897- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h368-4vc2-fv34 No score
Grandstream GXP1600 series firmware 1.0.4.152 and below is vulnerable to authenticated remote...
Grandstream GXP1600 series firmware 1.0.4.152 and below is vulnerable to authenticated remote command execution when an attacker uploads a specially crafted tar file to the HTTP /cgi-bin/upload_vpntar interface.
- Record
GHSA-h368-4vc2-fv34- 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-2020-5738 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Grandstream Gxp1610 Firmware, published April 14, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.42%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.