An issue was discovered in FusionAuth before 1.11.0.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-917.
Summary
An issue was discovered in FusionAuth before 1.11.0. An authenticated user, allowed to edit e-mail templates (Home -> Settings -> Email Templates) or themes (Home -> Settings -> Themes), can execute commands on the underlying operating system by abusing freemarker.template.utility.Execute in the Apache FreeMarker engine that processes custom templates.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fusionauth:fusionauth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.11.0 | Vulnerable | Fusionauth |
- cpe:2.3:a:fusionauth:fusionauth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.11.0 Vulnerable ·Fusionauth
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7799
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5649-2hc3-qv28
References
More Fusionauth vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-22705 FusionAuth before 1.41.3 allows a file outside of the application root to be viewed or… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-7799 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7799 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5649-2hc3-qv28 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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