# CVE-2020-8655: EyesOfNetwork Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-8655-eyesofnetwork-improper-privilege-management-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-11-03. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-8655 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-11-03

EyesOfNetwork 5.3 contains an improper privilege management vulnerability in its sudoers configuration. An attacker with apache user privileges can escalate to root by executing arbitrary commands via a crafted Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) script using nmap7.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-8655 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2020-8655 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 November 2021. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2020-8655?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 3 November 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** EyesOfNetwork EyesOfNetwork 5.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-8655?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2020-8655 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-8655?** Check whether you run Eyesofnetwork. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- EyesOfNetwork EyesOfNetwork 5.3

## Timeline

- 2020-02-06: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2021-11-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

## Related threats

- [EyesOfNetwork Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-8657-eyesofnetwork-use-of-hard-coded-credentials-vulnerability)