VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-27955
Git LFS 2.12.0 allows Remote Code Execution.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 82.3%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 82.3%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Git LFS 2.12.0 allows Remote Code Execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 82.32% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- git large file storage project/git large file storage
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 82.3% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159923/git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164180/Git-git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://exploitbox.ioExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releasesRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://legalhackers.comThird Party Advisory
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Git-LFS-RCE-Exploit-CVE-2020-27955.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159923/git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164180/Git-git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://exploitbox.ioExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releasesRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://legalhackers.comThird Party Advisory
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Git-LFS-RCE-Exploit-CVE-2020-27955.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.