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CVE-2020-15643

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 58.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-08-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Marvell QConvergeConsole 5.5.0.64. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the saveAsText method of the GWTTestServiceImpl class. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-10549.

Affected products

• Marvell QConvergeConsole: before 5.5.00.73 — fixed in 5.5.00.73

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Marvell QConvergeConsole 5.5.00.73. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.marvell.com/content/dam/marvell/en/public-collateral/fibre-channel/marvell-fibre-channel-security-advisory-2020-07.pdf
• https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-56
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-971/
• https://www.marvell.com/content/dam/marvell/en/public-collateral/fibre-channel/marvell-fibre-channel-security-advisory-2020-07.pdf
• https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-56
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-971/

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