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critical 9.8

CVE-2020-7980 in the critical feed json

Intellian Aptus Web 1.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the Q field within JSON data to the cgi-bin/libagent.…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-28897

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
83.1%
EPSS 83.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Intellian Aptus Web 1.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the Q field within JSON data to the cgi-bin/libagent.cgi URI. NOTE: a valid sid cookie for a login to the intellian default account might be needed.

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-47976)

Exploit prediction

83.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-47976 Satellian 1.12 - Remote Code Execution webapps, 2020-01-29
  • Nuclei template Satellian Intellian Aptus Web <= 1.24 - Remote Command Execution nuclei detection template
  • sku11army.blogspot.com https://sku11army.blogspot.com/2020/01/intellian-aptus-web-rce-intellian.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/Xh4H/Satellian-CVE-2020-7980 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156143/Satellian-1.12-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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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