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CVE-2020-35131

70
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-35131 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Cockpit versions prior to 0.6.1, specifically within the agentejo cockpit product. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to inject custom PHP code through the registerCriteriaFunction in lib/MongoLite/Database.php, typically via JSON data sent to /auth/check or /auth/requestreset URIs. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a Nuclei template exists for exploitation, and it has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential for active exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:agentejo:cockpit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
51.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2020-35131 · May 27, 2025
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5130 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Patch Available

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2020-35131Important

cockpit: registerCriteriaFunction in lib/MongoLite/Database.php allows for a Remote Command Execution via custom php code injection

Jan 8, 2021

References

github.com / agentejo/cockpit/commits/next/lib/MongoLite/Database.php
Third Party Advisory
github.com / agentejo/cockpit/releases/tag/0.6.1
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/49390
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry