CVE-2020-8655
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 60.1% · 99th pctCISA KEV · Exploited in the wild
2020-02-06Updated 2025-10-21KEV 2021-11-03
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
EyesOfNetwork Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Remediation due
2022-05-03
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8655
Description
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.
Severity
CVSS 3.1 · CISA7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableno
Technical impacttotal
Exploitation Context
as of October 15, 2026- CISA added CVE-2020-8655 to the KEV catalog 636 days after its CVE record was published.
- It is one of 2 EyesOfNetwork entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 2 added in 2021.
- Its current EPSS score (60.1%) is higher than that of 53% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | n/a |
References
3 LinksRecord Details
Published
2020-02-06
Last updated
2025-10-21
Assigner (CNA)
mitre
Credited to
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