HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2020-24046
HIGH

CVE-2020-24046

CWE-269Published: September 17, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.2
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A sandbox escape issue was discovered in TitanHQ SpamTitan Gateway 7.07. It limits the admin user to a restricted shell, allowing execution of a small number of tools of the operating system. This restricted shell can be bypassed after changing the properties of the user admin in the operating system file /etc/passwd. This file cannot be accessed though the restricted shell, but it can be modified by abusing the Backup/Import Backup functionality of the web interface. An authenticated attacker would be able to obtain the file /var/tmp/admin.passwd after executing a Backup operation. This file can be manually modified to change the GUID of the user to 0 (root) and change the restricted shell to a normal shell /bin/sh. After the modification is done, the file can be recompressed to a .tar.bz file and imported again via the Import Backup functionality. The properties of the admin user will be overwritten and a root shell will be granted to the user upon the next successful login.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-24046 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires high privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.2.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.High
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

titanhq1 product(s)
spamtitan
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
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Rapid7 / Metasploit
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://github.com/felmoltor
ADVISORYhttps://sensepost.com/blog/2020/clash-of-the-spamtitan/
ADVISORYhttps://twitter.com/felmoltor
ADVISORYhttps://www.titanhq.com
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/felmoltor
ADVISORYhttps://sensepost.com/blog/2020/clash-of-the-spamtitan/
ADVISORYhttps://twitter.com/felmoltor
ADVISORYhttps://www.titanhq.com

All References (8)

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https://github.com/felmoltorThird Party Advisory
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https://sensepost.com/blog/2020/clash-of-the-spamtitan/Exploit · Third Party Advisory
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https://twitter.com/felmoltorThird Party Advisory
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https://www.titanhq.comVendor Advisory
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https://github.com/felmoltorThird Party Advisory
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https://sensepost.com/blog/2020/clash-of-the-spamtitan/Exploit · Third Party Advisory
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https://twitter.com/felmoltorThird Party Advisory
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https://www.titanhq.comVendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2020-24046
CVSS Score7.2 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-269
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedSep 17, 2020

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2020-24046 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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