📄 Description (English)
EyesOfNetwork Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability — EyesOfNetwork contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that may allow a user to run commands as root via a crafted Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) script to nmap7.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
EyesOfNetwork contains a critical privilege escalation vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) allowing authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as root through malicious Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) scripts. This vulnerability poses severe risk to Saudi organizations using EyesOfNetwork for network monitoring and vulnerability assessment. Immediate patching is essential as exploits are publicly available.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 19, 2026 16:18
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Critical impact on Saudi government agencies, telecommunications operators (STC, Mobily), banking sector institutions under SAMA oversight, and healthcare organizations using EyesOfNetwork for infrastructure monitoring. Energy sector (ARAMCO, SEC) and critical infrastructure operators face highest risk due to reliance on network monitoring tools. Compromised root access enables complete system takeover, data exfiltration, and lateral movement across monitored networks.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government and Public Administration
Banking and Financial Services
Telecommunications
Healthcare
Energy and Utilities
Critical Infrastructure
Defense and Security
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1548.004 - Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Elevated Execution with Prompt
T1548 - Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
T1059.001 - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1078.001 - Valid Accounts: Default Accounts
T1078 - Valid Accounts
T1053.005 - Scheduled Task/Job: Cron
T1053 - Scheduled Task/Job
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all EyesOfNetwork installations across your infrastructure
2. Restrict access to EyesOfNetwork administrative interfaces to trusted networks only
3. Implement network segmentation isolating EyesOfNetwork from critical systems
4. Review NSE script execution logs for suspicious activity
5. Monitor for unauthorized root-level command execution
PATCHING:
1. Apply latest EyesOfNetwork security patches immediately
2. Update Nmap to latest version with NSE security hardening
3. Disable NSE script execution if not required for operations
4. Implement script whitelisting for approved NSE scripts only
COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
1. Implement strict role-based access control (RBAC) limiting NSE script execution
2. Deploy file integrity monitoring (FIM) on EyesOfNetwork installation directories
3. Enable comprehensive audit logging for all administrative actions
4. Implement privileged access management (PAM) solutions
DETECTION:
1. Monitor for nmap7 process execution with elevated privileges
2. Alert on NSE script loading from non-standard directories
3. Track root-level command execution originating from EyesOfNetwork processes
4. Monitor for suspicious Nmap script modifications or new script creation
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع تثبيتات EyesOfNetwork عبر البنية التحتية الخاصة بك
2. تقييد الوصول إلى واجهات إدارة EyesOfNetwork للشبكات الموثوقة فقط
3. تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة لعزل EyesOfNetwork عن الأنظمة الحرجة
4. مراجعة سجلات تنفيذ نصوص NSE للنشاط المريب
5. مراقبة تنفيذ الأوامر على مستوى الجذر غير المصرح به
التصحيح:
1. تطبيق أحدث تصحيحات أمان EyesOfNetwork فوراً
2. تحديث Nmap إلى أحدث إصدار مع تقسية أمان NSE
3. تعطيل تنفيذ نصوص NSE إذا لم تكن مطلوبة للعمليات
4. تنفيذ قائمة بيضاء للنصوص البيضاء للنصوص المعتمدة فقط
الضوابط البديلة:
1. تنفيذ التحكم في الوصول القائم على الأدوار (RBAC) الصارم
2. نشر مراقبة سلامة الملفات (FIM) على دلائل تثبيت EyesOfNetwork
3. تفعيل تسجيل التدقيق الشامل لجميع الإجراءات الإدارية
4. تنفيذ حلول إدارة الوصول المميز (PAM)
الكشف:
1. مراقبة تنفيذ عملية nmap7 مع الامتيازات المرتفعة
2. التنبيه على تحميل نصوص NSE من الدلائل غير القياسية
3. تتبع تنفيذ الأوامر على مستوى الجذر من عمليات EyesOfNetwork
4. مراقبة التعديلات المريبة على نصوص Nmap أو إنشاء نصوص جديدة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Access Control Policies
ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - User Registration and Access Rights Management
ECC 2024 A.5.3.1 - Management of Privileged Access Rights
ECC 2024 A.8.2.1 - User Awareness and Training
ECC 2024 A.12.4.1 - Event Logging
ECC 2024 A.12.4.3 - Administrator and Operator Logs
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-1 - Asset Management
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control Policy
SAMA CSF PR.AC-4 - Access Rights Management
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - System Monitoring
SAMA CSF DE.AE-1 - Audit Logging
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.2 - Information Security Policies
ISO 27001:2022 A.6.2 - Competence
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - User Endpoint Devices
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - Privileged Access Rights
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - Information Access Restriction
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.4 - Access to Cryptography
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.4 - Logging
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
PCI DSS 2.1 - Configuration Standards
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security Patches
PCI DSS 7.1 - Access Control Implementation
PCI DSS 8.1 - User Identification
PCI DSS 10.2 - Logging and Monitoring
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
EyesOfNetwork:EyesOfNetwork