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CVE-2020-5866

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-04-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

In versions of NGINX Controller prior to 3.3.0, the helper.sh script, which is used optionally in NGINX Controller to change settings, uses sensitive items as command-line arguments.

Affected products

• NGINX Controller: from 2.0.0 through 2.9.0; from 3.0.0 before 3.3.0; 1.0.1 — fixed in 3.3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NGINX Controller 3.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0005/
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K11922628
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0005/
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K11922628

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