CVE-2020-8515
Published 2020-02-01 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source cve@mitre.org
Summary
CVE-2020-8515 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in DrayTek Multiple Vigor Routers. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by May 3, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. DrayTek has 5 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
All 5 known-exploited DrayTek vulnerabilities →Description
DrayTek Vigor2960 1.3.1_Beta, Vigor3900 1.4.4_Beta, and Vigor300B 1.3.3_Beta, 1.4.2.1_Beta, and 1.4.4_Beta devices allow remote code execution as root (without authentication) via shell metacharacters to the cgi-bin/mainfunction.cgi URI. This issue has been fixed in Vigor3900/2960/300B v1.5.1.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: DrayTek — Multiple Vigor Routers
Name: Multiple DrayTek Vigor Routers Web Management Page Vulnerability
Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2022-05-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156979/DrayTek-Vigor2960-Vigor3900-Vigor300B-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- https://sku11army.blogspot.com/2020/01/draytek-unauthenticated-rce-in-draytek.html
- https://www.draytek.com/about/security-advisory/vigor3900-/-vigor2960-/-vigor300b-router-web-management-page-vulnerability-%28cve-2020-8515%29/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156979/DrayTek-Vigor2960-Vigor3900-Vigor300B-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- https://sku11army.blogspot.com/2020/01/draytek-unauthenticated-rce-in-draytek.html
- https://www.draytek.com/about/security-advisory/vigor3900-/-vigor2960-/-vigor300b-router-web-management-page-vulnerability-%28cve-2020-8515%29/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8515

