CVE-2020-5849

Unraid 6.8.0 allows authentication bypass.

Basic Information

CVE State: PUBLISHED
Reserved Date: January 06, 2020
Published Date: March 16, 2020
Last Updated: July 30, 2025
Vendor: n/a
Product: n/a
Description: Unraid 6.8.0 allows authentication bypass.
Tags

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.5 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

SSVC Information

Exploitation: active
Automatable: Yes
Technical Impact: partial

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild: Yes (2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://sysdream.com/news/lab/ https://forums.unraid.net/forum/7-announcements/ https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2020-02-06-cve-2020-5847-cve-2020-5849-unraid-6-8-0-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-as-root/ http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157275/Unraid-6.8.0-Authentication-Bypass-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source	Added Date
CISA	2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner	URL	Date Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/unraid_auth_bypass_exec.rb	2025-04-29 11:01:15 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

unraid_auth_bypass_exec

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2020-5849

Timeline

CVE ID Reserved

January 06, 2020
CVE Published to Public

March 16, 2020
Added to KEVIntel

November 03, 2021
Detected by Metasploit

April 29, 2025