CVE-2023-41807Public exploit

Root command execution via GoTTY Telnet subshell

Published Nov 23, 2023 · Updated Oct 15, 2024

Improper privilege management in Pandora FMS 700 through 773 allows local users to execute commands as root through GoTTY. The localhost GoTTY service exposes an unrestricted Telnet client whose exclamation-mark subshell runs commands with the service's root privileges. Default deployments require no GoTTY authentication, but exploitation requires local access to the Linux server and grants full host control.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability0.73%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in Pandora FMS 700 through 773 allows local users to execute commands as root through GoTTY. The localhost GoTTY service exposes an unrestricted Telnet client whose exclamation-mark subshell runs commands with the service's root privileges. Default deployments require no GoTTY authentication, but exploitation requires local access to the Linux server and grants full host control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-41807
Published
Nov 23, 2023
Updated
Oct 15, 2024
Vendor
Pandora FMS
Product
Pandora FMS
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068, T1059
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 23, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 15, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=700 <=773

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Pandora FMS · Pandora FMSversion=700 <=773

Published CVSS scores

9.3NCC GroupCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.1Artica PFMSCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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