CVE-2020-28086

7.5 HIGH 0.7% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

pass through 1.7.3 has a possibility of using a password for an unintended resource. For exploitation to occur, the user must do a git pull, decrypt a password, and log into a remote service with the password. If an attacker controls the central Git server or one of the other members' machines, and also controls one of the services already in the password store, they can rename one of the password files in the Git repository to something else: pass doesn't correctly verify that the content of a file matches the filename, so a user might be tricked into decrypting the wrong password and sending that to a service that the attacker controls. NOTE: for environments in which this threat model is of concern, signing commits can be a solution.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data tampering.
Exploit odds: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2020-12-09 19:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 03:10 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2020-12-09 19:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 03:10 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-347
Record status: Modified

Affected

zx2c4 password-store ≤ 1.7.3

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Raw vector

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

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record