EyesOfNetwork Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Feb 6, 2020 · Catalog

   Detected

   An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The sudoers configuration is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing the apache user to run arbitrary commands as root via a crafted NSE script for nmap 7.

2. Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

3. May 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The sudoers configuration is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing the apache user to run arbitrary commands as root via a crafted NSE script for nmap 7.

Affected

• cpe eyesofnetwork/eyesofnetwork5.3-0
• vendor EyesOfNetwork EyesOfNetworkversion unspecified

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-8655

  EyesOfNetwork contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that may allow a user to run commands as root via a crafted Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) script to nmap7.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-8655

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-8655

  30-day exploitation probability 60.1%

  first.org
• Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference48025

  Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

  exploit-db.com
• Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference48169

  Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

  exploit-db.com
• Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/eyesofnetwork_autodiscovery_rce

  Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

  rapid7.com
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-8655

  An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The sudoers configuration is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing the apache user to run arbitrary commands as root via a crafted NSE script for nmap 7.

  nvd.nist.gov
• Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156266/EyesOfNetwork-5.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html

  Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

  packetstormsecurity.com
• Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156605/EyesOfNetwork-AutoDiscovery-Target-Command-Execution.html

  Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

  packetstormsecurity.com

References

• Exploit · packetstormsecurity.com
• Exploit · packetstormsecurity.com
• Exploit · github.com
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• US Government Resource · cisa.gov