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DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8131
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8131
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published February 24, 2020
Arbitrary filesystem write vulnerability in Yarn before 1.22.0 allows attackers to write to any path on the filesystem and potentially lead to arbitrary code execution by forcing the user to install a malicious package.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| node-yarnpkg | Debian:14 | 1.22.4-2 |
| node-yarnpkg | Debian:12 | 1.22.4-2 |
| node-yarnpkg | Debian:13 | 1.22.4-2 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | node-yarnpkg | 0 |
| Debian:12 | node-yarnpkg | 0 |
| Debian:13 | node-yarnpkg | 0 |
Timeline
- Feb 24, 2020 CVE Published
- Oct 26, 2026 CVE Updated
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