CVE-2020-9500

Some products of Dahua have Denial of Service vulnerabilities. After the successful login of the legal account, the attacker sends a specific log query command, which may cause the device to go down.

Published: 2020-04-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-9500 is rated Moderate Risk (41/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.05%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-9500

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 2026-06-15 0.53% 1.05% +0.52%
2 2025-11-21 0.38% 0.53% +0.15%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.38% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-9500

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.2 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-9500

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-9500

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dahuasecurity sd6al_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:sd6al_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity sd5a_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:sd5a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity sd1a_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:sd1a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity ptz1a_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:ptz1a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity sd50_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:sd50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity sd52c_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:sd52c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity ipc-hx5842h_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:ipc-hx5842h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity ipc-hx7842h_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:ipc-hx7842h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity ipc-hx2xxx_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:ipc-hx2xxx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity ipc-hxxx5x4x_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:ipc-hxxx5x4x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity n42b1p_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:n42b1p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity n42b2p_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:n42b2p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity n42b3p_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:n42b3p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity n52a4p_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:n52a4p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity n54a4p_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:n54a4p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity n52b2p_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:n52b2p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity n52b5p_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:n52b5p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity n52b3p_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:n52b3p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dahuasecurity n54b2p_firmware < 2019-12 cpe:2.3:o:dahuasecurity:n54b2p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-9500

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