CVE-2020-7982 is a critical vulnerability affecting OpenWrt versions 18.06.0 to 18.06.6, 19.07.0, and LEDE versions 17.01.0 to 17.01.7. A flaw in the opkg package manager's parsing of signed repository indexes allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to inject and install arbitrary, unverified package payloads. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a severe risk of remote code execution, data compromise, and denial of service, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a high level of awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 17.01.0, <= 17.01.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openwrt:lede:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 18.06.0, < 18.06.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openwrt:openwrt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
19.07.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openwrt:openwrt:19.07.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.