High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 12, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-8949
CVE-2020-8949
Description
Gocloud S2A_WL 4.2.7.16471, S2A 4.2.7.17278, S2A 4.3.0.15815, S2A 4.3.0.17193, S3A K2P MTK 4.2.7.16528, S3A 4.3.0.16572, and ISP3000 4.3.0.17190 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in a ping operation, as demonstrated by the cgi-bin/webui/admin/tools/app_ping/diag_ping/; substring.
Affected products
10- cpe:2.3:o:gocloud:isp3000_firmware:4.3.0.17190:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:gocloud:s2a_firmware:4.2.7.17278:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:gocloud:s2a_firmware:4.2.7.17278:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:gocloud:s2a_firmware:4.3.0.15815:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:gocloud:s2a_firmware:4.3.0.17193:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:gocloud:s2a_wl_firmware:4.2.7.16471:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:gocloud:s3a_firmware:4.3.0.16572:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:gocloud:s3a_k2p_mtk_firmware:4.2.7.16528:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Gocloud/Gocloud devicesdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- sku11army.blogspot.com/2020/02/gocloud-rce-in-gocloud-routers.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
News mentions
2- Botnet Is Hunting Router Ping Tools That Can Turn User Input Into Shell CommandsCyber Security News · Aug 5, 2026
- Botnet Hunting for Vulnerabilities in Diagnostic Tools, (Tue, Aug 4th)SANS Internet Storm Center · Aug 4, 2026