CVE-2020-36907

Jan. 6, 2026, 4:15 p.m.

8.7
High

Description

Aerohive HiveOS contains a denial of service vulnerability in the NetConfig UI that allows unauthenticated attackers to render the web interface unusable. Attackers can send a crafted HTTP request to the action.php5 script with specific parameters to trigger a 5-minute service disruption.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Aerohive
  • Hiveos
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a aerohive hiveos / / / / / / / /

References

https://advisories.ncsc.nl/2020/ncsc-2020-0367.html
https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/iq-engine-hive-os-announcements/bg-p/IQ_Engine_Hive_OS_Announcements
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181649
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/157587
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48441
https://www.extremenetworks.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/extreme-networks-aerohive-hiveos-x-x-unauthenticated-remote-denial-of-service
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2020-5566.php

Tags

CWE-770
disclosure@vulncheck.com
2026-01-06
CVE-2020-36907

CVSS Score

8.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Jan. 6, 2026, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 6, 2026, 4:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

disclosure@vulncheck.com

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