CVE-2020-8657 kev in the critical feed json
An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3.
published 2020-02-06 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-29505
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2021-11-03
- epss
- 91.9%
- EPSS 91.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.8%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The installation uses the same API key (hardcoded as EONAPI_KEY in include/api_functions.php for API version 2.4.2) by default for all installations, hence allowing an attacker to calculate/guess the admin access token.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/http/eyesofnetwork_autodiscovery_rce)
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 5 y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-05-03 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- EyesOfNetwork, EyesOfNetwork
- CISA name
- EyesOfNetwork Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability
ATT&CK techniques
How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
- T1106 Native API exploitation
kev release 2025-07-28, att&ck v16.1. KEV to ATT&CK mappings by the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense (Mappings Explorer, Apache-2.0). © 2026 The MITRE Corporation. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of The MITRE Corporation. Terms of use
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
91.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/linux/http/eyesofnetwork_autodiscovery_rce EyesOfNetwork 5.1-5.3 AutoDiscovery Target Command Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2020-02-06
- EDB-48169 EyesOfNetwork - AutoDiscovery Target Command Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2020-03-05
- Nuclei template EyesOfNetwork - Hardcoded API Key nuclei detection template
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156605/EyesOfNetwork-AutoDiscovery-Target-Command-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
References
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/156605/EyesOfNetwork-AutoDiscovery-Target-Command-Execution.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
github.com
/EyesOfNetworkCommunity/eonapi/issues/17
third-party-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8657
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-8657
- NVD CVE-2020-8657
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