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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-7931 · published 23 January 2020

CVE-2020-7931: Jfrog artifactory vulnerability

Jfrog · Artifactory

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.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 5.5% · top 7.5%
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.5
5.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/atredispartners/advisories/blob/master/ATREDIS-2019-0006.md ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/RTF/Release+Notes Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/atredispartners/advisories/blob/master/ATREDIS-2019-0006.md ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/RTF/Release+Notes Release NotesVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-7931), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.