What is CVE-2022-1986?

CVE-2022-1986 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gogs, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-1986?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1986 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Gogs

CVE-2022-1986

OS Command Injection in GitHub repository gogs/gogs prior to 0.12.9.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2022-06-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.045 (91.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.045 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Gogs
Gogs Gogs/gogs — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

huntr.dev/bounties/776e8f29-ff5e-4501-bb9f-0bd335007930 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/gogs/gogs/commit/38aff73251cc46ced96dd608dab6190415032a82 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1986?: CVE-2022-1986 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gogs, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-1986?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1986 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.