CVE-2020-7931
In JFrog Artifactory 5.x and 6.x, insecure FreeMarker template processing leads to remote code...
In JFrog Artifactory 5.x and 6.x, insecure FreeMarker template processing leads to remote code execution, e.g., by modifying a .ssh/authorized_keys file. Patches are available for various versions between 5.11.8 and 6.16.0. The issue exists because use of the DefaultObjectWrapper class makes certain Java functions accessible to a template.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In JFrog Artifactory 5.x and 6.x, insecure FreeMarker template processing leads to remote code execution, e.g., by modifying a .ssh/authorized_keys file. Patches are available for various versions between 5.11.8 and 6.16.0. The issue exists because use of the DefaultObjectWrapper class makes certain Java functions accessible to a template.
- Record
CVE-2020-7931- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In JFrog Artifactory 5.x and 6.x, insecure FreeMarker template processing leads to remote code execution, e.g., by modifying a .ssh/authorized_keys file. Patches are available for various versions between 5.11.8 and 6.16.0. The issue exists because use of the DefaultObjectWrapper class makes certain Java functions accessible to a template.
- Record
CVE-2020-7931- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28861 No score
In JFrog Artifactory 5.x and 6.x, insecure FreeMarker template processing leads to remote code execution, e.g., by modifying a .ssh/authorized_keys file. Patches are available for various versions between 5.11.8 and 6.16.0. The issue exists because use of the DefaultObjectWrapper class makes certain Java functions accessible to a template.
- Record
EUVD-2020-28861- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vp29-6rcm-8jf5 No score
In JFrog Artifactory 5.x and 6.x, insecure FreeMarker template processing leads to remote code...
In JFrog Artifactory 5.x and 6.x, insecure FreeMarker template processing leads to remote code execution, e.g., by modifying a .ssh/authorized_keys file. Patches are available for various versions between 5.11.8 and 6.16.0. The issue exists because use of the DefaultObjectWrapper class makes certain Java functions accessible to a template.
- Record
GHSA-vp29-6rcm-8jf5- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-artifactory-2020-7931 No score
In JFrog Artifactory 5.x and 6.x, insecure FreeMarker template processing leads to remote code execution, e.g., by modifying a .ssh/authorized_keys file. Patches are available for various versions between 5.11.8 and 6.16.0. The issue exists because use of the DefaultObjectWrapper class makes certain Java functions accessible to a template.
- Record
BIT-artifactory-2020-7931- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
artifactoryBitnami |
before 5.11.8, 6.0.0 up to 6.1.6, 6.2.0 up to 6.3.9, 6.4.0 up to 6.7.8, 6.8.0 up to 6.8.17, 6.9.0 up to 6.9.6, 6.10.0 up to 6.10.9, 6.11.0 up to 6.11.7, 6.12.0 up to 6.12.3, 6.13.0 up to 6.13.2, 6.14.0 up to 6.14.2, 6.15.0 up to 6.15.1 | 5.11.86.1.66.3.96.7.86.8.176.9.66.10.96.11.76.12.36.13.26.14.26.15.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | gquere/CVE-2020-7931 | 2020-03-11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-7931 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Jfrog Artifactory, published January 23, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.49%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in artifactory 5.11.8.