CVE•Published 2026-01-27•1 article on news•7 live references•NVD data
CVE-2020-36939
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CVSS v3.1
8.7
HIGH
EPSS percentile
98
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 2% of all CVEs
Description
Cassandra Web 0.5.0 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating path traversal parameters. Attackers can exploit the disabled Rack::Protection module to read sensitive system files like /etc/passwd and retrieve Apache Cassandra database credentials.
Timeline
Published 2026-01-27
External references
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Shodan report
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Censys
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GitHub code
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Google dork
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Known PoCs on GitHub
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