An issue was discovered on URayTech IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders through 1.97. Attackers can send crafted unauthenticated HTTP requests to exploit path traversal and pattern-matching programming flaws, and retrieve any file from the device's file system, including the configuration file with the cleartext administrative password.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-24219 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 25.22%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.85% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48899 | exploit_db | edb | 2020-10-19 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-21 | 21.38% | 25.22% | +3.85% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 29.47% | 21.38% | -8.09% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 29.47% | — |
Full EPSS history (22 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 7.8 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| szuray | iptv\/h.264_video_encoder_firmware | <= 1.97 | cpe:2.3:o:szuray:iptv\/h.264_video_encoder_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| szuray | iptv\/h.265_video_encoder_firmware | <= 1.97 | cpe:2.3:o:szuray:iptv\/h.265_video_encoder_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159595/HiSilicon-Video-Encoder-1.97-File-Disclosure-Path-Traversal.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://kojenov.com/2020-09-15-hisilicon-encoder-vulnerabilities/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/896979 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |