CVE-2020-5720 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2020-5720

MikroTik WinBox before 3.21 is vulnerable to a path traversal...

Vulnerability Description

MikroTik WinBox before 3.21 is vulnerable to a path traversal vulnerability that allows creation of arbitrary files wherevere WinBox has write permissions. WinBox is vulnerable to this attack if it connects to a malicious endpoint or if an attacker mounts a man in the middle attack.

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

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

MikroTik WinBox
Vulnerable Versions:
All versions prior to version 3.21

Timeline

Official Publish: February 6th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)