Fossil before 2.10.2, 2.11.x before 2.11.2, and 2.12.x before 2.12.1 allows remote…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-862.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03122 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fossil-scm:fossil:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.10.2; 2.11.0 to before 2.11.2; 2.12.0 to before 2.12.1 | Vulnerable | Fossil-scm |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 32 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 33 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0 sp1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0 sp2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:fossil-scm:fossil:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.10.2; 2.11.0 to before 2.11.2; 2.12.0 to before 2.12.1 Vulnerable ·Fossil-scm
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 sp2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24614
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83fw-5hmv-mmqf
References
Advisory 8
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/20/1
- https://fossil-scm.org/forum/info/a05ae3ce7760daf6
- [oss-security] 20200825 Re: Fossil-SCM patch fixes RCE in all historic versions
- https://fossil-scm.org/fossil/vdiff?branch=sec2020-2.12-patch&diff=1&w
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1478
- GLSA-202011-04
- FEDORA-2020-50be892d25
- FEDORA-2020-ac6cf99f87
Sources
- CVE-2020-24614 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-24614 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-83fw-5hmv-mmqf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-24614 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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