CVE-2020-12527 — An issue was discovered in MB connect line mymbCONNECT24, mbCONNECT24 and Helmho

An issue was discovered in MB connect line mymbCONNECT24, mbCONNECT24 and Helmholz myREX24 and myREX24.virtual in all versions through v2.11.2. Improper access validation allows a logged in user to shutdown or reboot devices in his account without having corresponding permissions

01What is this vulnerability?

An issue was discovered in MB connect line mymbCONNECT24, mbCONNECT24 and Helmholz myREX24 and myREX24.virtual in all versions through v2.11.2. Improper access validation allows a logged in user to shutdown or reboot devices in his account without having corresponding permissions.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
MB connect line	mymbCONNECT24	2.6.2
MB connect line	mbCONNECT24	2.6.2
Helmholz	myREX24	2
Helmholz	myREX24.virtual	2.11.2

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2021-03-02T21:15:24.885Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T20:43:07.472Z

09References

• cert.vde.com — https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2021-003
• cert.vde.com — https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2022-039