CVE-2020-7209LinuxKI v6.0-1 and earlier is vulnerable to an remote code execution which is resolved in release 6.0-2.
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 98.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
LinuxKI v6.0-1 and earlier is vulnerable to an remote code execution which is resolved in release 6.0-2.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module, a Nuclei template and an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Show the exploits3
Metasploit modules1 module
- LinuxKI Toolset 6.01 Remote Command Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/linux/http/linuxki_rceRank excellentdisclosed 17 May 2020
Nuclei templates1 template
- LinuxKI Toolset <= 6.01 - Remote Command Execution (Nuclei template) (opens in a new tab)
http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-7209.yamlSeverity critical
Exploit-DB1 entry
- HP LinuxKI 6.01 - Remote Command Injection (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 48483remote, multiplepublished 18 May 2020Not verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By hpe
- 27 days later
· 27 days later
Published
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 98.8% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
LinuxKI
- affected 6.0-1 and earlier
References
References3
- https://github.com/HewlettPackard/LinuxKI/releases/tag/v6.0-2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157739/HP-LinuxKI-6.01-Remote-Command-Injection.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158025/LinuxKI-Toolset-6.01-Remote-Command-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2020-28343 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2020-7209)Record last updated .