CVE-2020-13167
Netsweeper through 6.4.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because webadmin/tools...
Netsweeper through 6.4.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because webadmin/tools/unixlogin.php (with certain Referer headers) launches a command line with client-supplied parameters, and allows injection of shell metacharacters.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Netsweeper through 6.4.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because webadmin/tools/unixlogin.php (with certain Referer headers) launches a command line with client-supplied parameters, and allows injection of shell metacharacters.
- Record
CVE-2020-13167- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Netsweeper through 6.4.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because webadmin/tools/unixlogin.php (with certain Referer headers) launches a command line with client-supplied parameters, and allows injection of shell metacharacters.
- Record
CVE-2020-13167- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-5439 No score
Netsweeper through 6.4.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because webadmin/tools/unixlogin.php (with certain Referer headers) launches a command line with client-supplied parameters, and allows injection of shell metacharacters.
- Record
EUVD-2020-5439- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cq58-5c97-qv25 No score
Netsweeper through 6.4.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because webadmin/tools...
Netsweeper through 6.4.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because webadmin/tools/unixlogin.php (with certain Referer headers) launches a command line with client-supplied parameters, and allows injection of shell metacharacters.
- Record
GHSA-cq58-5c97-qv25- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Netsweeper WebAdmin unixlogin.php Python Code Injection | 2020-04-28 |
| Nuclei | Netsweeper <=6.4.3 - Python Code Injection |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-13167 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Netsweeper, published May 19, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 95.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.