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CVE-2020-10789

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-03-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

openITCOCKPIT before 3.7.3 has a web-based terminal that allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters that are mishandled on an su command line in app/Lib/SudoMessageInterface.php.

Affected products

• openITCOCKPIT: before 3.7.3 — fixed in 3.7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openITCOCKPIT 3.7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/it-novum/openITCOCKPIT/commit/73b5b34afa8bd82ff26c0097558341214c768cfc
• https://openitcockpit.io/2020/2020/03/23/openitcockpit-3-7-3-released/
• https://github.com/it-novum/openITCOCKPIT/commit/73b5b34afa8bd82ff26c0097558341214c768cfc
• https://openitcockpit.io/2020/2020/03/23/openitcockpit-3-7-3-released/

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