Vulnerability · Published Dec 3, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-28251
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
NETSCOUT AirMagnet Enterprise 11.1.4 build 37257 and earlier has a sensor escalated privileges vulnerability that can be exploited to provide someone with administrative access to a sensor, with credentials to invoke a command to provide root access to the operating system. The attacker must complete a straightforward password-cracking exercise.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.netscout.com/products x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.netscout.com/securityadvisories x_refsource_CONFIRM