9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-27955
Git LFS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Git LFS 2.12.0 allows Remote Code Execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 5, 2020, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-27955 has a 43 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-27955 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Git_large_file_storage_project git_large_file_storage
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-27955.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159923/git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164180/Git-git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/1 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://exploitbox.io Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://legalhackers.com Third Party Advisory
https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Git-LFS-RCE-Exploit-CVE-2020-27955.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159923/git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164180/Git-git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/1 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://exploitbox.io Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://legalhackers.com Third Party Advisory
https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Git-LFS-RCE-Exploit-CVE-2020-27955.html Exploit Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

HTML

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 19, 2025, 6:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 49 different CVEs too.

None

HTML CSS

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 3, 2025, 2:25 p.m. This repo has been linked 49 different CVEs too.

A curated collection of Proof of Concept (PoC) tools, scripts, and techniques designed for red team operations, penetration testing, and cybersecurity research. This repository focuses on providing practical resources for exploring vulnerabilities

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Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 17, 2024, 11:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 414 different CVEs too.

None

CSS HTML JavaScript

Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2024, 2:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 1 year ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 30, 2023, 1:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 154 different CVEs too.

A Common Vulnerability PoC Knowledge Base一个普遍漏洞POC知识库

vulnerability

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
20 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : June 24, 2023, 3:12 p.m. This repo has been linked 232 different CVEs too.

zomotoa food app

Updated: 1 year, 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 9, 2023, 7:24 a.m. This repo has been linked 39 different CVEs too.

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Batchfile PowerShell

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2023, 9:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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PowerShell

Updated: 2 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 16, 2022, 7:54 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

A curated list of my GitHub stars! Generated by starred

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
6 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 8, 2022, 12:38 p.m. This repo has been linked 62 different CVEs too.

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Batchfile

Updated: 2 years, 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 13, 2022, 5:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Batchfile PowerShell

Updated: 3 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 13, 2022, 5:02 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Batchfile PowerShell

Updated: 3 years, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 26, 2022, 7:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

一个漏洞 PoC 知识库。A knowledge base for vulnerability PoCs(Proof of Concept), with 1k+ vulnerabilities.

poc

Dockerfile

Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago
4147 stars 841 fork 841 watcher
Born at : Feb. 20, 2022, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 447 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago
1159 stars 281 fork 281 watcher
Born at : Feb. 15, 2022, 3:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 568 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-27955 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-27955 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159923/git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164180/Git-git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/1
    Added Reference https://exploitbox.io
    Added Reference https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases
    Added Reference https://legalhackers.com
    Added Reference https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Git-LFS-RCE-Exploit-CVE-2020-27955.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159923/git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159923/git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164180/Git-git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164180/Git-git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/1 Exploit, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164180/Git-git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-77 CWE-427
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159923/git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159923/git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/1 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/1 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exploitbox.io No Types Assigned https://exploitbox.io Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases No Types Assigned https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://legalhackers.com No Types Assigned https://legalhackers.com Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Git-LFS-RCE-Exploit-CVE-2020-27955.html No Types Assigned https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Git-LFS-RCE-Exploit-CVE-2020-27955.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:git_large_file_storage_project:git_large_file_storage:2.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159923/git-lfs-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/1 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-27955 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-27955 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

92.21 }} 0.44%

score

0.99685

percentile

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