CVE-2020-36907

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.

Score

CVSS 4.0 8.7 High

Status

Deferred - disclosure@vulncheck.com

Published

2026-01-06

Last modified

2026-03-23

Weaknesses

CWE-770

Affected products

• Aerohive Hiveos (Extreme Networks)

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