High severity7.7NVD Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-5242
CVE-2020-5242
Description
openHAB before 2.5.2 allow a remote attacker to use REST calls to install the EXEC binding or EXEC transformation service and execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the user running openHAB. Starting with version 2.5.2 all commands need to be whitelisted in a local file which cannot be changed via REST calls.
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Affected products
2- Range: <2.5.2
- openhab/openhab-addonsv5Range: < 2.5.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/openhab/openhab-addons/commit/4c4cb664f2e2c3866aadf117d22fb54aa8dd0031nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/openhab/openhab-addons/security/advisories/GHSA-w698-693g-23hvnvdThird Party Advisory
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