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CVE-2020-29390

Exploitation reported by one source. First attested on 2026-09-22 by GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2020-11-30
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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Description

Zeroshell 3.9.3 contains a command injection vulnerability in the /cgi-bin/kerbynet StartSessionSubmit parameter that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute a system command by using shell metacharacters and the %0a character.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-11-3018:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-09-2213:24Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2026-09-2213:24Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Zeroshell
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.9= 3.9.3no fix published

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

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • GCVEexploitation2026-09-22
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score39.6 %read 2026-11-02
  • ProjectDiscoverydetectionread 2026-11-02

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-11-30
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-29390?

Zeroshell 3.9.3 contains a command injection vulnerability in the /cgi-bin/kerbynet StartSessionSubmit parameter that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute a system command by using shell metacharacters and the %0a character.

Is CVE-2020-29390 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-29390 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 39.6% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-29390?

CVE-2020-29390 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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