CVE-2020-15492

CRITICAL

INNEO Startup TOOLS 12.0.66.3784-13.0.70.3804 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal via sut_srv.exe Web Application

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2020-15492. PoCs published by Patrick Hener, patrickhener.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Go-based exploit targets CVE-2020-15492 in INNEO Startup TOOLS 2018, leveraging directory traversal to poison log files with PHP payloads, ultimately achieving remote code execution via a PowerShell reverse shell.

Description

An issue was discovered in INNEO Startup TOOLS 2017 M021 12.0.66.3784 through 2018 M040 13.0.70.3804. The sut_srv.exe web application (served on TCP port 85) includes user input into a filesystem access without any further validation. This might allow an unauthenticated attacker to read files on the server via Directory Traversal, or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Patrick Hener · gowebappsmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48693

This Go-based exploit targets CVE-2020-15492 in INNEO Startup TOOLS 2018, leveraging directory traversal to poison log files with PHP payloads, ultimately achieving remote code execution via a PowerShell reverse shell.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: INNEO Startup TOOLS 2018 M040 13.0.70.3804
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Knowledge of the installation directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by patrickhener · poc
https://github.com/patrickhener/CVE-2020-15492

This repository contains a Go-based exploit for CVE-2020-15492, targeting INNEO Startup TOOLS 2017/2018. The exploit leverages directory traversal and log poisoning to achieve remote code execution via a reverse shell.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: INNEO Startup TOOLS 2017/2018 (M040 13.0.70.3804)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable application · Knowledge of the installation directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.3774
EPSS Percentile 97.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
inneo/startup_tools 12.0.66.3784 - 13.0.70.3804
Published Jul 23, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026