ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2020-8655: EyesOfNetwork Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

Facts
VendorEyesOfNetwork
ProductEyesOfNetwork
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV3 Nov 2021
CISA federal deadline3 May 2022
Weakness (CWE)CWE-269

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description (NVD)

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.

SOURCES

Other EyesOfNetwork flaws

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.