Pandora FMS <= 5.0RC1 Anyterm Unauthenticated Command Injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306 and CWE-78.
Summary
An unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability exists in Pandora FMS versions up to and including 5.0RC1 via the Anyterm web interface, which listens on TCP port 8023. The anyterm-module endpoint accepts unsanitized user input via the p parameter and directly injects it into a shell command, allowing arbitrary command execution as the pandora user. In certain versions (notably 4.1 and 5.0RC1), the pandora user can elevate privileges to root without a password using a chain involving the artica user account. This account is typically installed without a password and is configured to run sudo without authentication. Therefore, full system compromise is possible without any credentials.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-125124
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9whg-3jfv-8hgp
References
More Artica ST vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-08415 Pandora FMS ≤ 5.0 SP2 Default Credential SQL Injection RCE CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2014-125124 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-125124 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9whg-3jfv-8hgp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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