CVE-2020-28490
Command Injection
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 18, 2021 at 02:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAsync Git
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
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')
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.13.2
Affected range stops below 1.13.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/omrilotan/async-git/commit/d1950a5021f4e19d92f347614be0d85ce991510dx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/omrilotan/async-git/pull/14x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ASYNCGIT-1064877CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78
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