CVE-2020-36911
CRITICALEPSS 95th pctlDescription
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 v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.
References
- https://cobbr.io/Covenant.html
- https://github.com/Zeop-CyberSec/covenant_rce/blob/master/covenant_jwt_rce.rb
- https://github.com/cobbr/Covenant
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201013165001/https://twitter.com/cobbr_io/status/1316058367161401344
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052547/https://blog.null.farm/hunting-the-hunters
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51141
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/covenant-remote-code-execution-rce
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-01-29.