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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
October 21, 2025
Vendor
Limetech
Product
Unraid
Description
Unraid 6.8.0 allows authentication bypass.
Tags
cisa metasploit

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
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 2025-04-28 15:02:11 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

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Metasploit