Covenant 0.5 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
Covenant 0.1.3 - 0.5 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to craft malicious JWT tokens with administrative privileges. Attackers can generate forged tokens with admin roles and upload custom DLL payloads to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36911
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pfjr-8v62-gmm9
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-36911 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36911 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pfjr-8v62-gmm9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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