CVE-2020-15956
ActiveMediaServer.exe in ACTi NVR3 Standard Server 3.0.12.42 allows remote unauthenticated...
CVE-2020-15956 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Acti Nvr, published August 4, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.2%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 16.2%EPSS, 96th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known2 public exploits
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
ActiveMediaServer.exe in ACTi NVR3 Standard Server 3.0.12.42 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger a buffer overflow and application termination via a malformed payload.
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
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | megamagnus/cve-2020-15956 | 2020-08-04 |
| Exploit-DB | ACTi NVR3 Standard or Professional Server 3.0.12.42 - Denial of Service (PoC) | 2020-08-05 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ActiveMediaServer.exe in ACTi NVR3 Standard Server 3.0.12.42 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger a buffer overflow and application termination via a malformed payload.
- Record
CVE-2020-15956- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
ActiveMediaServer.exe in ACTi NVR3 Standard Server 3.0.12.42 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger a buffer overflow and application termination via a malformed payload.
- Record
CVE-2020-15956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-7927No score
ActiveMediaServer.exe in ACTi NVR3 Standard Server 3.0.12.42 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger a buffer overflow and application termination via a malformed payload.
- Record
EUVD-2020-7927- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fc79-vjq3-f6j4No score
ActiveMediaServer.exe in ACTi NVR3 Standard Server 3.0.12.42 allows remote unauthenticated...
ActiveMediaServer.exe in ACTi NVR3 Standard Server 3.0.12.42 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger a buffer overflow and application termination via a malformed payload.
- Record
GHSA-fc79-vjq3-f6j4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.