CVE-2020-22884

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 13, 2021 at 02:44 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:04 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEspruino

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

Buffer overflow vulnerability in function jsvGetStringChars in Espruino before RELEASE_2V09, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.09
Affected range stops below 2.09, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/issues/1799

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120

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