CVE-2020-10808
Vesta Control Panel (VestaCP) through 0.9.8-26 allows Command Injection via the schedule/backup...
Vesta Control Panel (VestaCP) through 0.9.8-26 allows Command Injection via the schedule/backup Backup Listing Endpoint. The attacker must be able to create a crafted filename on the server, as demonstrated by an FTP session that renames .bash_logout to a .bash_logout' substring followed by shell metacharacters.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Vesta Control Panel (VestaCP) through 0.9.8-26 allows Command Injection via the schedule/backup Backup Listing Endpoint. The attacker must be able to create a crafted filename on the server, as demonstrated by an FTP session that renames .bash_logout to a .bash_logout' substring followed by shell metacharacters.
- Record
CVE-2020-10808- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Vesta Control Panel (VestaCP) through 0.9.8-26 allows Command Injection via the schedule/backup Backup Listing Endpoint. The attacker must be able to create a crafted filename on the server, as demonstrated by an FTP session that renames .bash_logout to a .bash_logout' substring followed by shell metacharacters.
- Record
CVE-2020-10808- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-3214 No score
Vesta Control Panel (VestaCP) through 0.9.8-26 allows Command Injection via the schedule/backup Backup Listing Endpoint. The attacker must be able to create a crafted filename on the server, as demonstrated by an FTP session that renames .bash_logout to a .bash_logout' substring followed by shell metacharacters.
- Record
EUVD-2020-3214- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m5mw-mfp4-fj4f
Vesta Control Panel (VestaCP) through 0.9.8-26 allows Command Injection via the schedule/backup...
Vesta Control Panel (VestaCP) through 0.9.8-26 allows Command Injection via the schedule/backup Backup Listing Endpoint. The attacker must be able to create a crafted filename on the server, as demonstrated by an FTP session that renames .bash_logout to a .bash_logout' substring followed by shell metacharacters.
- Record
GHSA-m5mw-mfp4-fj4f- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Vesta Control Panel Authenticated Remote Code Execution | 2020-03-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-10808 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Vestacp Vesta Control Panel, published March 22, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.5%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
forum.vestacp.com/viewforum.php?f=25
pentest.blog/vesta-control-panel-second-order-remote-code-execution-0day-step-by-step-analysis
github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/13094
packetstormsecurity.com/files/157111/Vesta-Control-Panel-Authenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10808