CVE-2020-13124

8.8 HighFix available

SABnzbd 2.3.9 and 3.0.0Alpha2 has a command injection vulnerability in the web configuration interface that permits an authenticated user to execute arbitrary Python commands on the underlying operating system.

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

4.71%Up 3.8 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2020-13124
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2020-13124
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-5400 No score

Record: EUVD-2020-5400
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSV 8.8

Record: CVE-2020-13124
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-13124 8.8

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13124
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-13124 8.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13124
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sabnzbd

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`sabnzbdplus` Debian:12	before 3.1.1+dfsg-1, plus listed versions 0.4.11-10.4.12-10.4.9-10.5.0-10.5.0-2 Show 36 moreShow less 0.5.2-10.5.3-10.5.4-10.5.5-10.5.6-10.6.10-10.6.14-10.6.15-10.6.2-10.6.4-10.6.6-10.6.7-10.6.8-10.6.9-10.7.11-10.7.13-10.7.16-10.7.18-10.7.2-10.7.20+dfsg-10.7.20-10.7.3-10.7.4-10.7.5-10.7.6-10.7.8-10.7.9-11.0.2+dfsg-11.0.3+dfsg-11.0.3+dfsg-21.1.1+dfsg-12.3.1+dfsg-12.3.2+dfsg-12.3.4+dfsg-12.3.6+dfsg-13.0.0~0git20200408+dfsg-1	3.1.1+dfsg-1
`sabnzbdplus` Debian:13	before 3.1.1+dfsg-1, plus listed versions 0.4.11-10.4.12-10.4.9-10.5.0-10.5.0-2 Show 36 moreShow less 0.5.2-10.5.3-10.5.4-10.5.5-10.5.6-10.6.10-10.6.14-10.6.15-10.6.2-10.6.4-10.6.6-10.6.7-10.6.8-10.6.9-10.7.11-10.7.13-10.7.16-10.7.18-10.7.2-10.7.20+dfsg-10.7.20-10.7.3-10.7.4-10.7.5-10.7.6-10.7.8-10.7.9-11.0.2+dfsg-11.0.3+dfsg-11.0.3+dfsg-21.1.1+dfsg-12.3.1+dfsg-12.3.2+dfsg-12.3.4+dfsg-12.3.6+dfsg-13.0.0~0git20200408+dfsg-1	3.1.1+dfsg-1
`sabnzbdplus` Debian:14	before 3.1.1+dfsg-1, plus listed versions 0.4.11-10.4.12-10.4.9-10.5.0-10.5.0-2 Show 36 moreShow less 0.5.2-10.5.3-10.5.4-10.5.5-10.5.6-10.6.10-10.6.14-10.6.15-10.6.2-10.6.4-10.6.6-10.6.7-10.6.8-10.6.9-10.7.11-10.7.13-10.7.16-10.7.18-10.7.2-10.7.20+dfsg-10.7.20-10.7.3-10.7.4-10.7.5-10.7.6-10.7.8-10.7.9-11.0.2+dfsg-11.0.3+dfsg-11.0.3+dfsg-21.1.1+dfsg-12.3.1+dfsg-12.3.2+dfsg-12.3.4+dfsg-12.3.6+dfsg-13.0.0~0git20200408+dfsg-1	3.1.1+dfsg-1
`sabnzbdplus` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.7.20-10.7.20+dfsg-1	None known
`sabnzbdplus` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.1+dfsg-12.3.1+dfsg-12.3.2+dfsg-1	None known
`sabnzbdplus` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.3.6+dfsg-12.3.6+dfsg-1build12.3.6+dfsg-1ubuntu13.0.0~0git20200408+dfsg-1	None known
`sabnzbdplus` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.1+dfsg-13.4.2+dfsg-13.4.2+dfsg-23.5.0+dfsg-13.5.0+dfsg-23.5.1+dfsg-1	None known
`sabnzbdplus` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.0.2+dfsg-14.1.0+dfsg-14.2.2+dfsg-24.2.2+dfsg-3	None known
`sabnzbdplus` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 4.4.1+dfsg-24.5.0+dfsg-1	None known
`sabnzbdplus` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 4.5.4+dfsg-45.0.4+dfsg-15.1.1+dfsg-15.1.3+dfsg-1	None known
`sabnzbdplus` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.5.0+dfsg-14.5.4+dfsg-4	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-13124 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Sabnzbd, published August 11, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.71%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in sabnzbdplus 3.1.1+dfsg-1.