Linuxki - RCE (CVE-2020-7209)

CVE-2020-7209 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting LinuxKI, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted requests to a diagnostic interface.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 27th of May 2025.

CrowdSec network observations suggest that most exploitation of CVE-2020-7209 involves focused reconnaissance to identify viable targets. Attackers typically tailor their campaigns based on system exposure and configuration. It is unlikely that a given attack is accidental. Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2020-7209 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2020-7209 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.

Observed exploitation attempts are focused on URLs containing /linuxki/experimental/vis/kivis.php.