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CVE-2020-7729
Published:September 03, 2020
Updated:May 17, 2026
The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside grunt.file.readYAML.
Affected Packages
grunt (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0 <1.3.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.3.0
Related Resources (7)
https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/commit/e350cea1724eb3476464561a380fb6a64e61e4e7
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4595-1
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00008.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4595-1/
https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/blob/master/lib/grunt/file.js%23L249
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7729
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-7729
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
CWE-1188
EPSS
Base Score:
2.42