An issue was discovered in FoldingAtHome Client Advanced Control GUI before commit…
Priority MEDIUM 51Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in FoldingAtHome Client Advanced Control GUI before commit 9b619ae64443997948a36dda01b420578de1af77, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted payload to function parse_message in file Connection.py.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01171 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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:foldingathome:client_advanced_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2022-09-22 | Vulnerable | Foldingathome |
- cpe:2.3:a:foldingathome:client_advanced_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2022-09-22 Vulnerable ·Foldingathome
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-27544
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j64m-2mhq-h7h9
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-27544 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-27544 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j64m-2mhq-h7h9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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