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CVE-2020-26124

76
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-26124 is a critical PHP code injection vulnerability affecting OpenMediaVault versions prior to 4.1.36 and 5.x before 5.5.12. An authenticated attacker can exploit a flaw in the rpc.php script, specifically through the sortfield POST parameter, to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for this vulnerability, confirming its exploitability. Despite the availability of exploit code, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, and community discussion and media coverage remain minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.1.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openmediavault:openmediavault:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.0.0, < 5.5.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openmediavault:openmediavault:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
67.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: OpenMediaVault rpc.php Authenticated PHP Code Injection · Sep 28, 2020
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6717 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 17,823 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/160223/OpenMediaVault-rpc.php-Authenticated-PHP-Code-Injection.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / openmediavault/openmediavault/commit/ebb51bbf5a39f4955eab0073bf87f2a31926d85d
PatchThird Party Advisory
openmediavault.org
Vendor Advisory