CVE-2020-27955 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Git LFS 2.12.0 allows Remote Code Execution.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Git Large File Storage Project	Git Large File Storage

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:git_large_file_storage_project:git_large_file_storage:2.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159923/git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164180/Git-git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/1
https://exploitbox.io
https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases
https://legalhackers.com
https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Git-LFS-RCE-Exploit-CVE-2020-27955.html

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.92209}`	epss `{'score': 0.92617}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-11-05T14:57:36

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:25:44.099Z

Reserved: 2020-10-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-27955

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-11-05T15:15:36.877

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:22:07.027

Link: CVE-2020-27955

Redhat

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