SABnzbd 2.3.9 and 3.0.0Alpha2 has a command injection vulnerability in the web configuration interface that permits an authenticated user t…

published 2020-08-11 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-5400

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 4.7%; EPSS 4.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits: 0; none known

SABnzbd 2.3.9 and 3.0.0Alpha2 has a command injection vulnerability in the web configuration interface that permits an authenticated user to execute arbitrary Python commands on the underlying operating system.

Patch / fix

distros 1 links 2

sabnzbdplus Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.1.1+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13124

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Exploit prediction

4.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

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

References

github.com /sabnzbd/sabnzbd/commits/develop
patch, third-party-advisory
github.com /sabnzbd/sabnzbd/security/advisories/GHSA-9x87-96gg-33w2
patch, third-party-advisory
sabnzbd.org /downloads
product, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-13124
NVD CVE-2020-13124

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