HIGH
An issue was discovered in OpenWrt 18.06.0 to 18.06.6 and 19.07.0, and LEDE 17.01.0 to 17.01.7
Published Mar 16, 2020
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.60%
Description
An issue was discovered in OpenWrt 18.06.0 to 18.06.6 and 19.07.0, and LEDE 17.01.0 to 17.01.7. A bug in the fork of the opkg package manager before 2020-01-25 prevents correct parsing of embedded checksums in the signed repository index, allowing a man-in-the-middle attacker to inject arbitrary package payloads (which are installed without verification).
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.1 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.60% 0.01596
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01596
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (49 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.60% (0.01596) | 74.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.59% (0.01588) | 72.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00323) | 55.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2026 | 2.52% (0.02522) | 85.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 4.37% (0.04368) | 88.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02911) | 86.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 4.37% (0.04368) | 88.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02911) | 86.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 4.37% (0.04368) | 88.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02911) | 86.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 4.37% (0.04368) | 88.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 2.91% (0.02911) | 85.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 4.37% (0.04368) | 88.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00402) | 58.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 4.37% (0.04368) | 88.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 2.91% (0.02911) | 85.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 4.37% (0.04368) | 88.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 2.91% (0.02911) | 85.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 4.37% (0.04368) | 88.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 2.91% (0.02911) | 85.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 4.37% (0.04368) | 88.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 2.91% (0.02911) | 85.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 4.37% (0.04368) | 88.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 23, 2025 | 2.52% (0.02522) | 84.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 13, 2025 | 5.06% (0.05062) | 88.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 12, 2025 | 2.87% (0.02868) | 85.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 5.06% (0.05062) | 88.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 2.87% (0.02868) | 85.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.06% (0.05062) | 88.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 24.67% (0.24673) | 93.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 5.06% (0.05062) | 88.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 2.87% (0.02868) | 84.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 5.06% (0.05062) | 88.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 2.87% (0.02868) | 85.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 5.06% (0.05062) | 88.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.33% (0.03325) | 86.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 72.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 71.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 68.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00309) | 66.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 62.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00209) | 57.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.35% (0.15351) | 91.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.47th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.26th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 65.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/03/openwrt-is-vulnerable-to-attacks-that-execute-malicious-code/ x_refsource_MISCExploitPress/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
- https://blog.forallsecure.com/uncovering-openwrt-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-7982 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/commits/master x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://openwrt.org/advisory/2020-01-31-1 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/03/openwrt-is-vulnerable-to-attacks-that-execute-malicious-code/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitPress/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory | |
| https://blog.forallsecure.com/uncovering-openwrt-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-7982 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/commits/master | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://openwrt.org/advisory/2020-01-31-1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 16, 2020
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Jan 26, 2020
Link CVE-2020-7982
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a