CVE-2020-6774

Operating system access via Kiosk Mode escape

Published May 27, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Improper access control in Bosch Recording Station Kiosk Mode allows local users to escape and access the underlying operating system. Bosch has not disclosed the Kiosk Mode control or input that fails to confine the local session. Direct access to the appliance is required, and a successful escape grants control beyond the recording interface over the underlying system.

CVSS severity9.3
Critical
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Bosch Recording Station Kiosk Mode allows local users to escape and access the underlying operating system. Bosch has not disclosed the Kiosk Mode control or input that fails to confine the local session. Direct access to the appliance is required, and a successful escape grants control beyond the recording interface over the underlying system.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-6774
Published
May 27, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Bosch Security Systems B.V.
Product
Bosch Recording Station
Classifications
CWE-668, CWE-284, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 27, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Bosch Security Systems B.V. · Bosch Recording Stationversion=All

Published CVSS scores

9.3Robert Bosch GmbHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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