CVE-2020-7755

Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 27, 2020 at 05:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:25 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDat.gui

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

All versions of package dat.gui are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via specifically crafted rgb and rgba values.

Affected

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

v < 0.7.8
Affected range stops below 0.7.8, 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 (2)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/dataarts/dat.gui/issues/278
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATGUI-1016275

CVSS

7.5HIGHsnyk
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-400

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