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CVE-2020-5849

Unraid 6.8.0 allows authentication bypass.

High Known exploited
Severity
7.5 / 10
High · CVSS 3.1
Exploit chance (EPSS)
93.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 99.83% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
Yes
In CISA's catalog since Nov 3, 2021
Weakness
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
Fix
None yet
No fixed version published
Exploited in the wild. Unraid Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (Unraid Unraid). Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due for U.S. federal agencies by May 3, 2022.

Description

Unraid 6.8.0 allows authentication bypass.

How to fix

No fixed version has been published yet. Until one is, remove or replace the package, or turn off or isolate the affected feature. This page updates when a fix ships.

Severity breakdown

CVSS 3.1 7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Weakness

CWE-697: Incorrect Comparison

The product compares two entities in a security-relevant context, but the comparison is incorrect.

CWE-697: Incorrect Comparison

The product compares two entities in a security-relevant context, but the comparison is incorrect.

References

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
  3. Remediation due for U.S. federal agencies
  4. Last updated by the source
  5. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy it's related
GHSA-rpw4-54j3-4h4q
ip-address: Address6.isLinkLocal() recognizes fe80::/64 rather than fe80::/10, allowing SSRF and trust-boundary bypass to on-link hosts
Medium Same weakness, CWE-697
GHSA-j6r3-76f7-8jcv
ip-address: isInSubnet() and isHostInSubnet() compare addresses of different families as if they shared an address space, allowing an allowlist check to admit an address outside its range
Medium Same weakness, CWE-697
GHSA-jqcg-44mw-7w3h
proxy-addr vulnerable to IP spoofing via IPv4-mapped IPv6 trust subnet
Critical Same weakness, CWE-697
EEF-CVE-2026-80227
SQL string_trim removes only spaces, diverging from in-memory trimming in AshSql
Not rated yet Same weakness, CWE-697
GHSA-39q2-94rc-95cp
DOMPurify's ADD_TAGS function form bypasses FORBID_TAGS due to short-circuit evaluation
Medium Same weakness, CWE-697
GHSA-f6j3-w9v3-cq22
Parse Server has a session field immutability bypass via falsy-value guard
Medium Same weakness, CWE-697
GHSA-7wx9-6375-f5wh
PickleScan's profile.run blocklist mismatch allows exec() bypass
Critical Same weakness, CWE-697
GHSA-4v8w-gg5j-ph37
MantisBT vulnerable to authentication bypass for some passwords due to PHP type juggling
Critical Same weakness, CWE-697
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