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CVE-2020-14947

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2020-06-30
  • WeaknessCWE-78

Am I affected?

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Description

OCS Inventory NG 2.7 allows Remote Command Execution via shell metacharacters to require/commandLine/CommandLine.php because mib_file in plugins/main_sections/ms_config/ms_snmp_config.php is mishandled in get_mib_oid.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-06-3021:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2020-07-02Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 03:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Factorfx open computer software inventory next generation
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.7= 2.7no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • ocsinventory-serverUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • ocsinventory-serverUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • ocsinventory-serverUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • ocsinventory-serverUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • ocsinventory-serverUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • ocsinventory-serverUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-48634
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedmhaskar/CVE-2020-14947
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score19.5 %read 2026-11-02
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-11-02
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-02
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-06-30
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14947?

OCS Inventory NG 2.7 allows Remote Command Execution via shell metacharacters to require/commandLine/CommandLine.php because mib_file in plugins/main_sections/ms_config/ms_snmp_config.php is mishandled in get_mib_oid.

Is CVE-2020-14947 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-14947 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 19.5% on 2026-11-02, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-14947?

CVE-2020-14947 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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