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CVE-2020-37002

8.7
High
EPSS 0.66%Jan 30, 2026

Ajenti 2.1.36 auth bypass enables remote RCE via /api/terminal/create.

common questions

Is CVE-2020-37002 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2020-37002 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2020-37002?

CVE-2020-37002 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-37002?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2020-37002, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.

What does CVE-2020-37002 affect?

CVE-2020-37002 affects Ajenti 2.1.36. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2020-37002?

Upgrade to latest Ajenti version or apply vendor mitigations.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Ajenti 2.1.36
impact

Authentication bypass enables remote code execution via API by sending reverse-shell payload.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Ajenti Project Ajenti
  • affected2.1.36

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

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