What is CVE-2020-28490?

CVE-2020-28490 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Async-Git Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-28490?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

RCE in Async-Git Project

CVE-2020-28490

The package async-git before 1.13.2 are vulnerable to Command Injection via shell meta-characters (back-ticks). For example: git.reset('atouch HACKEDb')

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2021-02-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Async-Git Project
Async-Git — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ASYNCGIT-1064877 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/omrilotan/async-git/pull/14 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/omrilotan/async-git/commit/d1950a5021f4e19d92f347614be0d85ce991510d (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28490?: CVE-2020-28490 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Async-Git Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-28490?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.