CVE-2020-36907 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-36907

Extreme Networks Aerohive HiveOS <=11.x 11.x Unauthenticated Remote Denial of Service

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab

Affected Vendor

Extreme Networks

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Affected Software

Aerohive HiveOS
Vulnerable Versions:
<=11.0

Timeline

Official Publish: January 6th, 2026
Last Modified: March 23rd, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)