CVE-2020-16839
On Crestron DM-NVX-DIR, DM-NVX-DIR80, and DM-NVX-ENT devices before the DM-XIO/1-0-3-802 patch,...
On Crestron DM-NVX-DIR, DM-NVX-DIR80, and DM-NVX-ENT devices before the DM-XIO/1-0-3-802 patch, the password can be changed by sending an unauthenticated WebSocket request.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
On Crestron DM-NVX-DIR, DM-NVX-DIR80, and DM-NVX-ENT devices before the DM-XIO/1-0-3-802 patch, the password can be changed by sending an unauthenticated WebSocket request.
- Record
CVE-2020-16839- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
On Crestron DM-NVX-DIR, DM-NVX-DIR80, and DM-NVX-ENT devices before the DM-XIO/1-0-3-802 patch, the password can be changed by sending an unauthenticated WebSocket request.
- Record
CVE-2020-16839- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-8800 No score
On Crestron DM-NVX-DIR, DM-NVX-DIR80, and DM-NVX-ENT devices before the DM-XIO/1-0-3-802 patch, the password can be changed by sending an unauthenticated WebSocket request.
- Record
EUVD-2020-8800- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-899f-m5f4-9vc7
On Crestron DM-NVX-DIR, DM-NVX-DIR80, and DM-NVX-ENT devices before the DM-XIO/1-0-3-802 patch,...
On Crestron DM-NVX-DIR, DM-NVX-DIR80, and DM-NVX-ENT devices before the DM-XIO/1-0-3-802 patch, the password can be changed by sending an unauthenticated WebSocket request.
- Record
GHSA-899f-m5f4-9vc7- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- 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-2020-16839 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Crestron Dm-nvx-dir-160 Firmware, published July 27, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.