Critical
Security advisory
Git LFS 2.12.0 allows Remote Code Execution.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-27955
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 11:10 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Git LFS 2.12.0 allows Remote Code Execution.
osv:CVE-2020-27955
Complete source record
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"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27955",
"method": "structured",
"payload": {
"kind": "advisory",
"title": "CVE-2020-27955",
"summary": "Git LFS 2.12.0 allows Remote Code Execution.",
"evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-27955",
"products": [],
"severity": "critical",
"structured": {
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"aliases": [
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"CVE-2020-27955",
"GHSA-4g4p-42wc-9f3m"
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"metrics": [
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"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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"affected": [
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"repo": "https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs",
"type": "GIT",
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"modified": "2026-10-20T10:53:02.408744202Z",
"provider": "osv",
"references": [
"https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases",
"https://legalhackers.com",
"https://exploitbox.io",
"https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Git-LFS-RCE-Exploit-CVE-2020-27955.html"
],
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},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 384157,
"published_at": "2020-11-05T15:15:36.877+00:00"
}