{"id":"CVE-2020-15492","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-15492","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T02:01:01.104Z","title":"This might allow an unauthenticated attacker to read files on the server via Directory Traversal, or possibly have unspecified other impact.","description":"An issue was discovered in INNEO Startup TOOLS 2017 M021 12.0.66.3784 through 2018 M040 13.0.70.3804. The sut_srv.exe web application (served on TCP port 85) includes user input into a filesystem access without any further validation. This might allow an unauthenticated attacker to read files on the server via Directory Traversal, or possibly have unspecified other impact.","published":"2020-07-23T20:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:56:44.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":["inneo/startup tools"],"epss":{"score":0.16585,"percentile":0.97016,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2020-07-26","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":48693,"kind":"exploit","title":"INNEO Startup TOOLS 2018 M040 13.0.70.3804 - Remote Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48693","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/webapps/48693.go","file":"exploits/multiple/webapps/48693.go","published":"2020-07-26","added":"2020-07-26","updated":"2020-07-26","author":"Patrick Hener","type":"webapps","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2020-15492"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158556/INNEO-Startup-TOOLS-2018-M040-13.0.70.3804-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.inneo.co.uk/en/product-development/inneo-in-house-products/startup-tools.html","tags":["Product","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.inneo.de/files/content/Produktentwicklung/Tools-und-Erweiterungen/Startup-TOOLS/INNEO-SA-SUT-2020-01.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2020-028.txt","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.syss.de/pentest-blog/2020/syss-2020-028-sicherheitsschwachstelle-in-inneo-startup-tools-2017-und-2018/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158556/INNEO-Startup-TOOLS-2018-M040-13.0.70.3804-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.inneo.co.uk/en/product-development/inneo-in-house-products/startup-tools.html","tags":["Product","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.inneo.de/files/content/Produktentwicklung/Tools-und-Erweiterungen/Startup-TOOLS/INNEO-SA-SUT-2020-01.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2020-028.txt","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.syss.de/pentest-blog/2020/syss-2020-028-sicherheitsschwachstelle-in-inneo-startup-tools-2017-und-2018/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15492","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}