Vulnerability record

CVE-2020-5847

Unraid Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CriticalExploitation confirmedCISA KEV

What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Unraid, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

Unraid through 6.8.0 allows Remote Code Execution.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
Product	Vendor	Affected versions	Source
Unraid	Unraid	<= 6.8.0	KEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

CVSS scoredUpdateKEVSep 30, 2026
CVE-2020-5847 scored CVSS 9.8: Unraid Unraid, Unraid Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Unraid systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5847
packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157275/Unraid-6.8.0-Authentication-Bypass-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html
forums.unraid.net https://forums.unraid.net/forum/7-announcements/
sysdream.com https://sysdream.com/news/lab/
sysdream.com https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2020-02-06-cve-2020-5847-cve-2020-5849-unraid-6-8-0-unauthenticated-remote-code-…
cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5847