CVE-2020-36973

PDW File Browser 1.3 - Remote Code Execution

CVSS 8.7 HIGHEPSS 0.4%CWE-434

Vexday Risk Score

21Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 8.7EPSS 0.4%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

28 Jan 2026Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

PDW File Browser 1.3 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated users to upload and rename webshell files to arbitrary web server locations. Attackers can upload a .txt webshell, rename it to .php, and move it to accessible directories using double-encoded path traversal techniques.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected products

michalc · PDW File Browser

References

https://github.com/michalc/PDW-File-Browser https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48987 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pdw-file-browser-remote-code-execution