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CVE-2020-27553

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.50% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-11-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2020-27553
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.50%

Original NVD Description

In BASETech GE-131 BT-1837836 firmware 20180921, the web-server on the system is configured with the option “DocumentRoot /etc“. This allows an attacker with network access to the web-server to download any files from the “/etc” folder without authentication. No path traversal sequences are needed to exploit this vulnerability.

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