---
id: "CVE-2020-8655"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2020-8655"]
title: "EyesOfNetwork EyesOfNetwork: EyesOfNetwork Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.3
epss: 0.60075
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "EyesOfNetwork EyesOfNetwork", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["exploited", "eyesofnetwork", "infrastructure", "nmap", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["not-installed"]
published_at: "2020-02-07T00:15:09+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:53+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2020-8655", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:53+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8655", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8655", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"}]
---

# EyesOfNetwork EyesOfNetwork: EyesOfNetwork Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

EyesOfNetwork, a network monitoring product, has an improper privilege management flaw that lets a user run commands as root through a crafted Nmap Scripting Engine script run by nmap7. An attacker who can get such a user account or script onto the system gets root on the host.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:EyesOfNetwork EyesOfNetwork affected ? fixed ?

## Fix

Apply updates per vendor instructions (CISA KEV required action). Target fixed version: unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:53+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2020-8655
- 2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8655
- 2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8655

## From the sources

EyesOfNetwork contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that may allow a user to run commands as root via a crafted Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) script to nmap7.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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