An issue was discovered in INNEO Startup TOOLS 2017 M021 12.0.66.3784 through 2018 M040 13.0.70.3804. The sut_srv.exe web application (served on TCP port 85) includes user input into a filesystem access without any further validation. This might allow an unauthenticated attacker to read files on the server via Directory Traversal, or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-15492 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 37.73%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48693 | exploit_db | edb | 2020-07-26 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-21 | 38.00% | 37.73% | -0.27% |
| 2 | 2025-11-18 | 37.73% | 38.00% | +0.27% |
| 3 | 2025-06-13 | — | 37.73% | — |
Full EPSS history (24 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| inneo | startup_tools | >= 12.0.66.3784, <= 13.0.70.3804 | cpe:2.3:a:inneo:startup_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158556/INNEO-Startup-TOOLS-2018-M040-13.0.70.3804-Remote-Code-Execution.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.inneo.co.uk/en/product-development/inneo-in-house-products/startup-tools.html | Product Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.inneo.de/files/content/Produktentwicklung/Tools-und-Erweiterungen/Startup-TOOLS/INNEO-SA-SUT-2020-01.pdf | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2020-028.txt | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.syss.de/pentest-blog/2020/syss-2020-028-sicherheitsschwachstelle-in-inneo-startup-tools-2017-und-2018/ | Third Party Advisory |