CVE-2020-11618 describes a critical vulnerability in THOMSON THT741FTA 2.2.1 and Philips DTR3502BFTA DVB-T2 2.2.1 set-top boxes, where the TELNET service is hardcoded to start on boot. This allows an attacker on the local network to gain root access. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:thomsonstb:tht741fta_firmware:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:philips:dtr3502bfta_dvb-t2_firmware:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.