CVE-2020-37027

Sickbeard alpha contains a remote command injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands through the extra scripts configuration. Attackers can set malicious commands in the extra scripts field and trigger processing to execute remote code on the vulnerable Sickbeard installation.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/midgetspy/Sick-Beard
https://web.archive.org/web/20190722085652/https://sickbeard.com/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48646
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sickbeard-remote-command-injection

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-30 23:16

Updated : 2026-01-30 23:16

NVD link : CVE-2020-37027

Mitre link : CVE-2020-37027

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-37027

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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