In SapphireIMS 5.0, it is possible to use the hardcoded credential in clients (username: sapphire, password: ims) and gain access to the portal. Once the access is available, the attacker can inject malicious OS commands on “ping”, “traceroute” and “snmp” functions and execute code on the server.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-25565 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.13%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.26% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.87% | 2.13% | +1.26% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 2.43% | 0.87% | -1.55% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 2.43% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sapphireims | sapphireims | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sapphireims:sapphireims:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuln.shellcoder.party/2020/09/19/cve-2020-25565-sapphireims-unprivileged-user-remote-command-execution-on-server/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://vuln.shellcoder.party/tags/sapphireims/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |