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CVE-2020-15867

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-15867 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Gogs versions 0.5.5 through 0.12.2, stemming from its git hook feature. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code, potentially escalating privileges if non-administrative users have access to this functionality. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH) and an EPSS score of 0.923, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog, Metasploit modules and Nuclei templates exist, indicating readily available exploit code, despite a lack of public community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0.5.5, <= 0.12.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gogs:gogs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.2HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
87.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Gogs Git Hooks Remote Code Execution · Oct 7, 2020
Nuclei: CVE-2020-15867 · Mar 18, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8715 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 5,531 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/162123/Gogs-Git-Hooks-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
fzi.de / en/news/news/detail-en/artikel/fsa-2020-3-schwachstelle-in-gitea-1125-und-gogs-0122-ermoeglicht-ausfuehrung-von-code-nach-authent
ExploitThird Party Advisory