CVE-2020-36911

CRITICAL EPSS 95.2%
Published Jan 13, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.3 CVSS 4.0
Critical
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Published Jan 13, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Covenant 0.1.3 - 0.5 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to craft malicious JWT tokens with administrative privileges. Attackers can generate forged tokens with admin roles and upload custom DLL payloads to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.3
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
95.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials Authentication

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
cobbrcovenant*≥0.1.3  –  ≤0.5

References 7

  • cobbr.io https://cobbr.io/Covenant.html
    Broken Link
  • github.com https://github.com/Zeop-CyberSec/covenant_rce/blob/master/covenant_jwt_rce.rb
    Product
  • github.com https://github.com/cobbr/Covenant
    Product
  • web.archive.org https://web.archive.org/web/20201013165001/https://twitter.com/cobbr_io/status/1316058367161401344
    Issue Tracking
  • web.archive.org https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052547/https://blog.null.farm/hunting-the-hunters
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51141
    Exploit
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/covenant-remote-code-execution-rce
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.