9.8

CVE-2020-7677: Arbitrary Code Execution

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-7677USN-6016-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7677
Published 25-07-2022Last modified 16-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-7677 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.08%
0%100%
Low · +0.06 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits2reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
MGASA-2025-0194

Timeline

  1. 25-07-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

This affects the package thenify before 3.3.1. The name argument provided to the package can be controlled by users without any sanitization, and this is provided to the eval function without any sanitization.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 6 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.08%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.06 pp

From 2.02% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (security.snyk.io)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (security.snyk.io)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products
  • node-thenify< 3.3.0-1+deb10u1 | < 3.3.1-1
  • debian_linuxEOL10.0
Fedoraproject1 product
Npm1 product
  • thenify< 3.3.1
Org.webjars.npm1 product
  • thenify< 3.3.1
Thenify_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • node-thenify< 3.3.0-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1 | < 3.3.0-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1

6 vendors · 7 products

References

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