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CVE-2020-27955: Git LFS 2.12.0 allows Remote Code Execution.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—Weaponized Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 64/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 82.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.6% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs (Go) 2.12.1.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs (Go) 2.12.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Published
Nov 5, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
82.3% · 99th percentile

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Action score

64

This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
25 / 30 · 82.3%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
git large file storage projectgit large file storage

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • git large file storage project git large file storage2.12.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Gogithub.com/git-lfs/git-lfsbefore 2.12.12.12.1

Same product

git large file storage project: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-17831GitHub Git LFS before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the…
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2022-24826Git LFS can execute a binary from the current directory on Windows
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2021-21237Git LFS can execute a Git binary from the current directory on Windows
    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Go:github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs2.12.1Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×18

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub18 repositories2020-11-03 → 2025-10-27
Metasploit moduleexploit/windows/http/git_lfs_rceGit Remote Code Execution via git-lfs (CVE-2020-27955)exploit2020-11-04

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.

  1. First PoC-2 d
  2. Metasploit-1 d
  3. Published
  4. TodayNov 14, 2026+2200 d

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • 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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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