CVE-2020-8657

CRITICAL KEV NUCLEI

EyesOfNetwork 5.1-5.3 AutoDiscovery Target Command Execution

Title source: metasploit
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2020-8657 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added November 3, 2021. EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including Metasploit. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits multiple vulnerabilities in EyesOfNetwork (CVE-2020-8654, CVE-2020-8655, CVE-2020-8656, CVE-2020-8657) to achieve remote command execution as root. It leverages a command injection in the AutoDiscovery feature, combined with privilege escalation via Nmap's sudo permissions, and includes authentication bypass methods via hardcoded API keys and SQL injection.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48169

This Metasploit module exploits multiple vulnerabilities in EyesOfNetwork (CVE-2020-8654, CVE-2020-8655, CVE-2020-8656, CVE-2020-8657) to achieve remote command execution as root. It leverages a command injection in the AutoDiscovery feature, combined with privilege escalation via Nmap's sudo permissions, and includes authentication bypass methods via hardcoded API keys and SQL injection.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: EyesOfNetwork <= 5.3 (API version <= 2.4.2)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the EyesOfNetwork web interface · Nmap installed on the target system with sudo permissions for the apache user
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

EyesOfNetwork - Hardcoded API Key
CRITICALVERIFIEDby daffainfo
Shodan: html:"EyesOfNetwork"
FOFA: title="EyesOfNetwork"

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.8886
EPSS Percentile 99.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2021-11-03
VulnCheck KEV 2021-11-03
InTheWild.io 2021-07-23
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2020-29505
CWE
CWE-798
Status published
Products (1)
eyesofnetwork/eyesofnetwork 5.3-0
Published Feb 06, 2020
KEV Added Nov 03, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026