What is CVE-2020-37002?

CVE-2020-37002 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ajenti Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-01-29.

How severe is CVE-2020-37002?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Ajenti Project

CVE-2020-37002

Ajenti 2.1.36 contains a post-authenticated remote command execution vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands after successful login. Attackers can leverage the /api/terminal/create endpoint to send a netcat reverse shell payload targeting a specified IP and port.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.007 (47.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ajenti Project — versions 2.1.36

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-37002?: CVE-2020-37002 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ajenti Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-01-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-37002?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.