CVE-2020-37002 | Ajenti 2.1.36 contains a post-authenticated remote command e… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2020-37002
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-01-27 15:47 UTC
Published: 2026-01-29 14:28 UTC
Last updated: 2026-05-25 23:41 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Co…
Vendor / Product: Ajenti Project / Ajenti
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Ajenti Project	Ajenti	—	2.1.36

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-78	cna	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.7	HIGH	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References (3)

ExploitDB-48929 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48929
Ajenti GitHub Repository https://github.com/ajenti/ajenti
VulnCheck Advisory: Ajenti 2.1.36 - Remote Code Execution https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ajenti-remote-code-execution