Critical severity · published Feb 5, 2026
CVE-2020-37123
Pinger 1.0 - Remote Code Execution
9.8
CVSS
3.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Pinger 1.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to inject shell commands through the ping and socket parameters. Attackers can exploit the unsanitized input in ping.php to write arbitrary PHP files and execute system commands by appending shell metacharacters.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.4% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PI
Pinger · wcchandler
1.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37123
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37123
github.com
https://github.com/wcchandler/pinger
www.exploit-db.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48323
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pinger-remote-code-execution
