CVE-2010-20059 – FreeNAS Unauthenticated Command Execution Backdoor

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2010-20059 vulnerability over time.

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impact the vulnerability’s severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description FreeNAS 0.7.2 prior to revision 5543 includes an unauthenticated command‐execution backdoor in its web interface. The exec_raw.php script exposes a cmd parameter that is passed directly to the underlying shell without sanitation.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added Reference https://github.com/freenas
    Added Reference https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/freenas_exec_raw.rb
    Added Reference https://sourceforge.net/projects/freenas/
    Added Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20101218143110/http://sourceforge.net/projects/freenas/files//stable/0.7.2/NOTES%200.7.2.5543.txt/view
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16313
    Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nnm/5714
    Added Reference https://www.truenas.com/freenas/
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freenas-arbitrary-command-execution
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