Artica Pandora FMS - RCE (CVE-2020-13851)

CVE-2020-13851 is a remote command execution vulnerability in Artica Pandora FMS version 7.44, which can be exploited through the events feature. Attackers with limited privileges could leverage this flaw to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system, potentially leading to full system compromise, data theft, or service disruption.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 8th of April 2026.

According to CrowdSec data, while opportunistic exploitation dominates, a portion of threat actors trying to exploit CVE-2020-13851 apply basic targeting methods such as port or service detection. This indicates emerging patterns of selective targeting. Data from the CrowdSec community also indicates a gradual decrease in attacks targeting CVE-2020-13851. While still present in the wild, exploitation levels have dropped noticeably week-over-week. This may signal that the vulnerability is becoming less relevant or that defenses are improving fast enough for attackers to lose interest.

Attackers exploit the /pandora_console/ajax.php endpoint with parameters such as page=include/ajax/events and target=cat+/etc/passwd to achieve remote code execution via the events feature in Pandora FMS.