CVE-2020-37002

high

Description

Ajenti 2.1.36 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands after successful login. Attackers can leverage the /api/terminal/create endpoint to send a netcat reverse shell payload targeting a specified IP and port.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ajenti-remote-code-execution

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48929

https://github.com/ajenti/ajenti

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-01-29

Updated: 2026-01-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00552