CVE-2020-12252
An issue was discovered in Gigamon GigaVUE 5.5.01.11. The upload functionality allows an arbitrary file upload for an authenticated user. If an executable file is uploaded into the www-root directory, then it could yield remote code execution via the filename parameter.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.2 (v3.1)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-434
- EPSS score
- 2.0% (80th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2020-4566)
- Published
- April 29, 2020
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2020-4566 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 4, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gigamon / gigavue
Certified products that may be affected
4 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- GigaVUE-HC3 Visibility Appliance - Gigamon Inc. - FIPS 140 3832 - historical
- GigaVUE-HC2 Visibility Appliance - Gigamon Inc. - FIPS 140 3831 - historical
- Gigamon GigaVUE Version 5.9.00 - Gigamon, Inc - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11129-2021 - archived
- GigaVUE-HC2 Visibility Appliance - Gigamon Inc. - FIPS 140 3653 - historical
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157484/Gigamon-GigaVUE-5.5.01.11-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/56(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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