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high 7.2

CVE-2020-11490 json

Manage::Certificates in Zen Load Balancer 3.10.1 allows remote authenticated admins to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacte…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-3843

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Manage::Certificates in Zen Load Balancer 3.10.1 allows remote authenticated admins to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the index.cgi cert_issuer, cert_division, cert_organization, cert_locality, cert_state, cert_country, or cert_email parameter.

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Exploit prediction

1.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/c610/tmp/blob/master/zenload4patreons.zip referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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