CVE•Published 2026-01-28•Modified 2026-10-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2020-36962Tendenci · Tendenci
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
96
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 4% of all CVEs
Description
Tendenci 12.3.1 contains a CSV formula injection vulnerability in the contact form message field that allows attackers to inject malicious formulas during export. Attackers can submit crafted payloads like '=10+20+cmd|' /C calc'!A0' in the message field to trigger arbitrary command execution when the CSV is opened in spreadsheet applications.
Timeline
Published 2026-01-28
Modified 2026-10-08
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2020-36962Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Tendenci Tendenci" version:"12.3.1"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Tendenci"HTTP body or banner mentions "Tendenci" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2020-36962Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2020-36962Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2020-36962Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2020-36962GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2020-36962" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2020-36962 on GitHub.