Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
RSA Archer versions before 6.7 P3 contain a command injection flaw. A malicious authenticated administrator could run arbitrary commands on the system hosting the application. The admin privilege requirement reduces broad attack likelihood, but compromise could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority remediation for any affected RSA Archer deployment. The vulnerability requires admin access, but impact is severe if a privileged account is misused or compromised.
Technical view
CVE-2020-5332 is CWE-78 command injection in RSA Archer before 6.7 P3 (6.7.0.3). CVSS 3.1 is 7.2 with network access, low complexity, high privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high CIA impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running RSA Archer versions earlier than 6.7 P3. The attacker must already have authenticated administrator privileges, so focus on internet-exposed or broadly accessible admin portals and privileged account controls.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability is still serious because successful abuse could execute commands on the deployed application host.
Researcher notes
The public record identifies command injection and arbitrary command execution by an authenticated administrator. It does not provide technical exploit details in the supplied bundle. Avoid assuming unauthenticated exploitability or affected versions beyond RSA Archer before 6.7 P3.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade RSA Archer to 6.7 P3 (6.7.0.3) or a later supported release.
- Review Dell/RSA advisory DSA-2020-049 for the supported update path.
- Restrict Archer administrator access to trusted networks and users.
- Audit administrator accounts for unnecessary privileges and stale access.
- Monitor application hosts for unexpected process execution or configuration changes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory RSA Archer instances and record installed versions.
- Confirm whether any instance is earlier than 6.7 P3 (6.7.0.3).
- Identify where Archer administrator interfaces are reachable from.
- Review administrator account lists and recent privileged activity.
- Check host and application logs for suspicious command execution indicators.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.25.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.dell.com/support/security/en-us/details/DOC-111112/DSA-2020-049-RSA-Archer-Security-Update-for-Multiple-VulnerabilitiesCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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