RCE in Midgetspy Sickbeard

CVE-2020-37027

Sickbeard alpha contains a remote command injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands through the extra scripts configuration. Attackers can set malicious commands in the extra scripts field and trigger processing to execute remote code on the vulnerable Sickbeard installation.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.023 (81.1th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-37027?
CVE-2020-37027 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Midgetspy Sickbeard, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2020-37027?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.