CVE-2020-7729
Arbitrary Code Execution
HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 3, 2020 at 09:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:25 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxGrunt
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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/blob/master/lib/grunt/file.js%23L249x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/commit/e350cea1724eb3476464561a380fb6a64e61e4e7Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00008.htmlx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-607922x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-GRUNT-597546Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4595-1/CVSS
7.1HIGHsnyk
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1188
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