CVE-2020-12775
Hicos citizen certificate client-side component - Command Injection
Hicos citizen certificate client-side component does not filter special characters for command parameters in specific web URLs. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform command injection attack to execute arbitrary system command, disrupt system or terminate service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Hicos citizen certificate client-side component - Command Injection
Hicos citizen certificate client-side component does not filter special characters for command parameters in specific web URLs. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform command injection attack to execute arbitrary system command, disrupt system or terminate service.
- Record
CVE-2020-12775- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-5060
Hicos citizen certificate client-side component does not filter special characters for command parameters in specific web URLs. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform command injection attack to execute arbitrary system command, disrupt system or terminate service.
- Record
EUVD-2020-5060- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhvq-4787-px9g
Hicos citizen certificate client-side component does not filter special characters for command...
Hicos citizen certificate client-side component does not filter special characters for command parameters in specific web URLs. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform command injection attack to execute arbitrary system command, disrupt system or terminate service.
- Record
GHSA-mhvq-4787-px9g- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Hicos citizen certificate client-side component does not filter special characters for command parameters in specific web URLs. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform command injection attack to execute arbitrary system command, disrupt system or terminate service.
- Record
CVE-2020-12775- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-12775 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Hicos Citizen Certificate Client-side Component, published March 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.80%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.