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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-10789 · published 25 March 2020

CVE-2020-10789: It-novum openitcockpit os command injection vulnerability

It Novum · Openitcockpit

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 2.0% · top 20.1% CWE-78 · OS command injection
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 10.0
2.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-10789), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.