CVE-2020-1866
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThere is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in several products. The software reads data past the end of the intended buffer when parsing certain crafted DHCP messages. Successful exploit could cause certain service abnormal. Affected product versions include:NIP6800 versions V500R001C30,V500R001C60SPC500,V500R005C00;S12700 versions V200R008C00;S2700 versions V200R008C00;S5700 versions V200R008C00;S6700 versions V200R008C00;S7700 versions V200R008C00;S9700 versions V200R008C00;Secospace USG6600 versions V500R001C30SPC200,V500R001C30SPC600,V500R001C60SPC500,V500R005C00;USG9500 versions V500R001C30SPC300,V500R001C30SPC600,V500R001C60SPC500,V500R005C00.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceOut-of-bounds read vulnerability in DHCP message parsing functionality across multiple Huawei network and security products. The software reads data past the end of the intended buffer when processing certain crafted DHCP messages, which can cause service abnormal behavior.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= v500r001c30= v500r001c60spc500= v500r005c00= v200r008c00= v200r008c00= v200r008c00= v200r008c00= v200r008c00= v200r008c00= v500r001c30spc200= v500r001c30spc600= v500r001c60spc500= v500r005c00CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
-
Identify product modelExecute 'display device' or check device nameplate to confirm the Huawei model (Nip6800, S12700, S2700, S5700, S6700, S7700, S9700, or Secospace Usg6600)Affected if Device model matches one of the affected products listed in the CVE advisory
-
Check firmware versionExecute 'display version' to retrieve the current firmware versionAffected if Firmware version exactly matches one of the affected versions: v500r001c30, v500r001c60spc500, v500r005c00, v200r008c00, v500r001c30spc200, v500r001c30spc600, or v500r005c00 for the respective product
-
Verify DHCP service is enabledExecute 'display dhcp server' or 'display dhcp relay' or review running configuration with 'display current-configuration | include dhcp'Affected if DHCP server or DHCP relay functionality is configured and active on the device
Device is affected if it is a listed Huawei model, runs one of the exact firmware versions specified, and has DHCP server or relay functionality enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied firmware updates for affected product versions; until patches are available, consider network segmentation to limit exposure to untrusted DHCP servers and monitoring for anomalous DHCP traffic.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $6,176.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2020-1866 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-1866 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data