CVE-2020-7980

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 83%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 83%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Intellian Aptus Web 1.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the Q field within JSON data to the cgi-bin/libagent.cgi URI. NOTE: a valid sid cookie for a login to the intellian default account might be needed.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
82(Track*)
EG Risk 82/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation83% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
99.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 25, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 21, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

GitHub - Xh4H/Satellian-CVE-2020-7980: PoC script that shows RCE vulnerability over Intellian Satellite controller · GitHub

https://github.com/Xh4H/Satellian-CVE-2020-7980

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 23× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-24 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-47976
    First seen Jan 29, 2020

    Satellian 1.12 - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCXh4H/Satellian-CVE-2020-7980
    First seen Jan 28, 2020

    PoC script that shows RCE vulnerability over Intellian Satellite controller

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2020/CVE-2020-7980.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2020

    Satellian Intellian Aptus Web <= 1.24 - Remote Command Execution

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-7980?
CVE-2020-7980 is a critical vulnerability published on January 25, 2020. Intellian Aptus Web 1.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the Q field within JSON data to the cgi-bin/libagent.cgi URI. NOTE: a valid sid cookie for a login to the intellian default account might be needed.
When was CVE-2020-7980 disclosed?
CVE-2020-7980 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 25, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-7980 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-7980 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-7980?
CVE-2020-7980 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-7980?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-7980, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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