Vulnerability in Libgit2

CVE-2020-12278

An issue was discovered in libgit2 before 0.28.4 and 0.9x before 0.99.0. path.c mishandles equivalent filenames that exist because of NTFS Alternate Data Streams. This may allow remote code execution when cloning a repository. This issue i…

EPSS: 0.051 (91.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12278?
CVE-2020-12278 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libgit2, classified under Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-12278?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.