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CVE-2019-11689: An issue was discovered in ASUSTOR exFAT Driver through 1.0.0.r20. When conducting license validation, exfat.cgi and exfatctl fail to properly validate server responses and pass unsanitized text to...
CVE-2019-11689 · published 6 years ago
Summary
An issue was discovered in ASUSTOR exFAT Driver through 1.0.0.r20. When conducting license validation, exfat.cgi and exfatctl fail to properly validate server responses and pass unsanitized text to the system shell, resulting in code execution as root.
What to do
The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| asustor | exfat_driver |
1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:asustor:exfat_driver:1.0.0:r14:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
An issue was discovered in ASUSTOR exFAT Driver through 1.0.0.r20. When conducting license validation, exfat.cgi and exfatctl fail to properly validate server responses and pass unsanitized text to...
An issue was discovered in ASUSTOR exFAT Driver through 1.0.0.r20. When conducting license validation, exfat.cgi and exfatctl fail to properly validate server responses and pass unsanitized text to the system shell, resulting in code execution as root.
References
- https://github.com/mikedamm/CVEs/blob/master/CVE-2019-11688.md Exploit Third Party Advisory
- https://www.asustor.com/app_central/app_detail?id=776 Vendor Advisory
Internet-facing
3 days
Internal
60 days
- Not known to be exploited
- Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
- Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Type
CWE-78OS Command Injection
Timeline
Published18 Mar 2020
Updated31 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2019-11689 · NVD
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