CVE-2020-13117

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 69%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 69%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Wavlink WN575A4, WN579X3, and WN530G3A devices through 2020-05-15 allow unauthenticated remote users to inject commands via the key parameter in a login request.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
76(Track*)
EG Risk 76/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation69% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
99.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 9, 2021

Last Modified

August 19, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 24, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

0xlabs | Blog: Wavlink Multiple AP Products: Unauthenticated Remote Root Command Execution

https://blog.0xlabs.com/2021/02/wavlink-rce-CVE-2020-13117.html
generic🟡 PoC Available

Wavlink-WN530G3A-Cmd-Injection/README.md at main · ice-wzl/Wavlink-WN530G3A-Cmd-Injection · GitHub

https://github.com/ice-wzl/Wavlink-WN530G3A-Cmd-Injection/blob/main/README.md

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Nucleihttp/cves/2020/CVE-2020-13117.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2020

    Wavlink Multiple AP - Remote Command Injection

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-13117?
CVE-2020-13117 is a critical vulnerability published on February 9, 2021. Wavlink WN575A4, WN579X3, and WN530G3A devices through 2020-05-15 allow unauthenticated remote users to inject commands via the key parameter in a login request.
When was CVE-2020-13117 disclosed?
CVE-2020-13117 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 9, 2021, with the most recent update on August 19, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-13117 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-13117 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-13117?
CVE-2020-13117 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-13117?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-13117, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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