# CVE-2020-8655: An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3.

The default sudoers configuration for the apache user in EyesOfNetwork 5.3 includes nmap, which a specially crafted NSE script can use to run arbitrary commands as root.

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2021-11-03, remediation due 2022-05-03
- Exposure: Actively exploited
- Published: 2020-02-06 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

EyesOfNetwork, a network monitoring platform, is affected by this vulnerability. An attacker who can act as the web server's user may be able to run arbitrary commands with root privileges by abusing its sudo configuration together with a crafted nmap scripting file.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The sudoers configuration is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing the apache user to run arbitrary commands as root via a crafted NSE script for nmap 7.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

The apache user can run arbitrary commands as root. A user runs nmap with a specially crafted NSE script to do this.

Source: https://github.com/EyesOfNetworkCommunity/eonconf/issues/8

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

EyesOfNetwork 5.3 with the default sudoers configuration for the apache user, which includes /usr/bin/nmap. To check a system, look at the sudoers entries for the apache user and see whether nmap is listed.

Source: https://github.com/EyesOfNetworkCommunity/eonconf/issues/8

### What should I do about it?

The checked facts name no fixed version or upgrade target. Check the vendor's advisory for a patched release.

Source: https://github.com/EyesOfNetworkCommunity/eonconf/issues/8

### Is it being exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03, which means it has evidence of attacks. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog, https://cve.now/CVE-2020-8655

### What if there's no patch?

The checked facts give no workaround. The affected setup is the apache user's sudoers entry that lists nmap, so that entry is the feature to review while no fix is available.

Source: https://github.com/EyesOfNetworkCommunity/eonconf/issues/8

## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/EyesOfNetworkCommunity/eonconf/issues/8
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156266/EyesOfNetwork-5.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156605/EyesOfNetwork-AutoDiscovery-Target-Command-Execution.html

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