# CVE-2020-13851: Artica Pandora FMS - RCE

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2020-13851 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2020-13851

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 8.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Pandora FMS
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection'))
- **Tags:** enterprise_software, management_panel

## Description

Artica Pandora FMS 7.44 allows remote command execution via the events feature.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2020-13851](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/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.

## Timeline

- 2020-06-11: CVE Published. CVE-2020-13851 is published to NVD.
- 2026-04-08: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2020-13851 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2026-04-08: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2020-13851 for the first time.

## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158390/Pandora-FMS-7.0-NG-7XX-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-13851.yaml

## Live exploitation data

The [Live Exploit Tracker page](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2020-13851) follows observed exploitation activity for CVE-2020-13851. [Request an API key](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/request-api-key) for full access to its exploitation timeline, attacking IP addresses and blocklists.