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CVE-2020-8655 kev in the critical feed json

An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-29503

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2021-11-03
epss
59.9%
EPSS 59.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
public exploits
3
Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Summary

An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The sudoers configuration is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing the apache user to run arbitrary commands as root via a crafted NSE script for nmap 7.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/http/eyesofnetwork_autodiscovery_rce)
  2. Published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. CISA patch deadline
  5. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
5y ago
Patch by
2022-05-03 (4y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
EyesOfNetwork, EyesOfNetwork
CISA name
EyesOfNetwork Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

59.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/linux/http/eyesofnetwork_autodiscovery_rce EyesOfNetwork 5.1-5.3 AutoDiscovery Target Command Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2020-02-06
  • EDB-48169 EyesOfNetwork - AutoDiscovery Target Command Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2020-03-05
  • EDB-48025 EyesOfNetwork 5.3 - Remote Code Execution webapps, 2020-02-07
  • github.com https://github.com/EyesOfNetworkCommunity/eonconf/issues/8 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156266/EyesOfNetwork-5.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156605/EyesOfNetwork-AutoDiscovery-Target-Command-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

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