Fossil before 2.10.2, 2.11.x before 2.11.2, and 2.12.x before 2.12.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code.
Fossil before 2.10.2, 2.11.x before 2.11.2, and 2.12.x before 2.12.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code. An attacker must have check-in privileges on the repository.
- Published
- Aug 25, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.1% · 87th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-862
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Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.1%
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| fossil-scm | fossil | cpe:2.3:a:fossil-scm:fossil |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
| opensuse | backports sle | cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle |
| opensuse | leap | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- fedoraproject fedora32
- fedoraproject fedora33
- fossil-scm fossil2.12.0 and later · before 2.12.1
- fossil-scm fossilbefore 2.10.2
- fossil-scm fossil2.11.0 and later · before 2.11.2
- opensuse backports sle15.0
- opensuse leap15.1
- opensuse leap15.2
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | fossil | before 1:2.12.1-1 | 1:2.12.1-1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | fossil | before 2.16-1.2 | 2.16-1.2 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 | fossil | before 2.12.1-bp152.2.3.1 | 2.12.1-bp152.2.3.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 | fossil | before 2.12.1-bp152.2.3.1 | 2.12.1-bp152.2.3.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP2 | fossil | before 2.12.1-bp152.2.9.1 | 2.12.1-bp152.2.9.1 |
Same product
fossil-scm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-36377Fossil before 2.14.2 and 2.15.x before 2.15.2 often skips the hostname check during TLS certificate validation.30Monitor
- CVE-2022-34009Fossil 2.18 on Windows allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an XSS payload in a ticket.22Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:fossil | 1:2.12.1-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:fossil | 2.12.1-bp152.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:fossil | 2.12.1-bp152.2.3.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-862 · Missing AuthorizationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00065.html
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/25/1
- fossil-scm.org/forum/info/a05ae3ce7760daf6
- fossil-scm.org/fossil/vdiff?branch=sec2020-2.12-patch&diff=1&w
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ARYF4YMYXCANXUDS3B3CA4JGUZNUJOJA/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GVZK4K7SFBQRCGCHS76HW2LTSEH2KSUM/
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-04
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/20/1
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.