What is CVE-2020-36246?

CVE-2020-36246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amaze File Manager Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-02-19.

How severe is CVE-2020-36246?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

RCE in Amaze File Manager Project

CVE-2020-36246

Amaze File Manager before 3.5.1 allows attackers to obtain root privileges via shell metacharacters in a symbolic link.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2021-02-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Amaze File Manager Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

github.com/TeamAmaze/AmazeFileManager/releases/tag/v3.5.1 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2020-18_CSNC-2020-030_Amaze_… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36246?: CVE-2020-36246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amaze File Manager Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-02-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-36246?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.