Is CVE-2020-24054 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-24054 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-24054 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2020-24054 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-24054?

CVE-2020-24054 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2020-24054

CWE-78Published: August 21, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The administration console of the Moog EXO Series EXVF5C-2 and EXVP7C2-3 units features a 'statusbroadcast' command that can spawn a given process repeatedly at a certain time interval as 'root'. One of the limitations of this feature is that it only takes a path to a binary without arguments; however, this can be circumvented using special shell variables, such as '${IFS}'. As a result, an attacker can execute arbitrary commands as 'root' on the units.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-24054 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.