Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw lets a logged-in remote attacker run operating-system commands on affected Loadbalancer.org Enterprise VA MAX appliances. Successful exploitation could compromise a critical load-balancing system and threaten confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The sources identify versions through 8.3.8, but do not provide CPE data or a specific fixed version.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or broadly reachable appliances because load balancers are high-value infrastructure. This is high severity, but urgency depends on authenticated access exposure and vendor-confirmed upgrade status. No active exploitation is proven by the supplied sources.
Technical view
CVE-2020-13378 is a CWE-78 OS command injection issue in Loadbalancer.org Enterprise VA MAX through 8.3.8. CVSS 3.1 is 8.8: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Likely exposure
Organizations are exposed if they run Loadbalancer.org Enterprise VA MAX through 8.3.8, especially where the management interface is reachable by authenticated users over a network. Exposure confidence is limited because the CVE record lists affected vendor/product fields as n/a and provides no CPEs.
Exploitation context
The CVE states remote authenticated arbitrary code execution. It is not listed as CISA KEV in the provided bundle, and no cited source in the bundle establishes active exploitation. Treat public researcher detail as increasing validation urgency, not as proof of exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The record is sparse: affected metadata is incomplete, no CPEs are listed, and no fix is named. The key technical facts are CWE-78 command injection, authenticated remote code execution, affected versions through 8.3.8, and CVSS 8.8 with full CIA impact.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all Loadbalancer.org Enterprise VA MAX deployments and confirm software versions.
- Consult Loadbalancer.org guidance or support for the fixed release and upgrade path.
- Restrict management interface access to trusted administrative networks only.
- Review appliance accounts and remove unnecessary low-privilege users.
- Increase monitoring for unusual administrative actions or system command execution indicators.
Validation and detection
- Check asset inventory for Enterprise VA MAX appliances through version 8.3.8.
- Confirm whether administrative interfaces are reachable from untrusted or broad internal networks.
- Review authentication logs for unexpected successful logins before remediation.
- Verify vendor documentation for the applicable fixed version or mitigation.
- Document compensating controls if immediate upgrade is not possible.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.loadbalancer.org/products/virtual/enterprise-va-max/CVE reference
- https://inf0seq.github.io/cve/2020/04/21/OS.htmlCVE reference
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.