CVE-2020-35847

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMitigate this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 98%
  • Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 98%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Metasploit · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed services: Not assessed

An upstream fix is merged but not yet released — mitigate (WAF / firewall / segmentation) until the release ships, then apply it.

Agentejo Cockpit before 0.11.2 allows NoSQL injection via the Controller/Auth.php resetpassword function.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
88
EG Risk 88/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation98% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low, Track* at medium and Attend at high mission impact.
Action: An upstream fix is merged but not yet in a tagged release. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high until it ships, then apply the release.
EPSS PROB
98%
EPSS %ILE
99th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low, Track* at medium and Attend at high mission impact.

An upstream fix is merged but not yet in a tagged release. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high until it ships, then apply the release.

Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: weaponized) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact total (CVSS ≥ 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

December 30, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Oct 4, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
github_commit

commit 2a385af8d80e (agentejo/cockpit)

Fix landed in agentejo/cockpit commit 2a385af8d80e — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/agentejo/cockpit/commit/2a385af8d80ed60d40d386ed813c1039db00c466
generic

Cockpit

https://getcockpit.com/
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163762/Cockpit-CMS-0.11.1-NoSQL-Injection.html
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162282/Cockpit-CMS-0.11.1-NoSQL-Injection-Remote-Command-Execution.html
github_commit

commit 79fc9631ffa2 (agentejo/cockpit)

Fix landed in agentejo/cockpit commit 79fc9631ffa2 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/agentejo/cockpit/commit/79fc9631ffa29146e3124ceaf99879b92e1ef24b
github_commit

commit 33e719957563 (agentejo/cockpit)

Fix landed in agentejo/cockpit commit 33e719957563 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/agentejo/cockpit/commit/33e7199575631ba1f74cba6b16b10c820bec59af

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 1× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-30 15:18 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-26 15:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-26 15:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-26 14:55 UTCOSV refresh
  5. 2026-09-24 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-21 20:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-11 09:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-07 01:17 UTCOSV refresh
  9. 2026-08-20 11:01 UTCOSV refresh
  10. 2026-08-19 17:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-17 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-16 02:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-08 16:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-05 06:40 UTCOSV refresh
  15. 2026-07-23 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-23 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-23 01:53 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-22 22:39 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-07-22 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-19 14:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-19 14:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-19 04:52 UTCOSV refresh
  23. 2026-07-13 22:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-13 22:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-12 05:44 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-11 08:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-06 16:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 16:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-01 11:32 UTCOSV refresh
  6. 2026-06-24 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-24 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-06-15 17:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-06-13 22:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-13 18:13 UTCOSV refresh
  13. 2026-05-31 00:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-05-31 00:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-05-28 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-05-28 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-05-26 22:51 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-05-26 22:51 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitexploit/multi/http/cockpit_cms_rce✓ verified
    First seen Apr 13, 2021

    Cockpit CMS NoSQLi to RCE

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-50185
    First seen Aug 10, 2021

    Cockpit CMS 0.11.1 - 'Username Enumeration & Password Reset' NoSQL Injection

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2020/CVE-2020-35847.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2020

    Agentejo Cockpit <0.11.2 - NoSQL Injection

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-35847?
CVE-2020-35847 is a critical vulnerability published on December 30, 2020. Agentejo Cockpit before 0.11.2 allows NoSQL injection via the Controller/Auth.php resetpassword function.
When was CVE-2020-35847 disclosed?
CVE-2020-35847 was first published on December 30, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-35847 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-35847 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EchelonGraph's EG-KEV model classifies it as weaponized: a functional public exploit exists. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (99th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-35847?
CVE-2020-35847 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-35847?
An upstream fix for CVE-2020-35847 has been merged but is not yet in a tagged release. Until it ships, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation, then update to the release that contains the fix.

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