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CVE-2020-13167

88
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-13167 is a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability affecting Netsweeper versions through 6.4.3. It stems from improper handling of client-supplied parameters and shell metacharacters in the webadmin/tools/unixlogin.php script, which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this flaw presents a severe risk of complete compromise (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability). While not currently on the CISA KEV catalog or showing significant community discussion, public exploit modules exist for Metasploit and Nuclei, indicating readily available exploitation tools.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 6.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
95.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Netsweeper WebAdmin unixlogin.php Python Code Injection · Apr 28, 2020
Nuclei: CVE-2020-13167 · Jul 8, 2020
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9542 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

ssd-disclosure.com / ssd-advisory-netsweeper-preauth-rce
ExploitThird Party Advisory