CVE-2020-27955

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Published Nov 5, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 82.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Git LFS 2.12.0 allows Remote Code Execution.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-4g4p-42wc-9f3m	Git LFS can execute a Git binary from the current directory

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 82.3% (82.323% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

Jul 16, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Git Large File Storage Project Git Large File Storage

Weaknesses

CWE-427

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:25 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 5, 2020, 2:57 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:25 PM
Reserved: Oct 28, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:09 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 5, 2020, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:09 AM

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