CVE-2020-1896

Published Feb 2, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
A stack overflow vulnerability in Facebook Hermes 'builtin apply' prior to commit 86543ac47e59c522976b5632b8bf9a2a4583c7d2 (https://github.com/facebook/hermes/commit/86543ac47e59c522976b5632b8bf9a2a4583c7d2) allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code via crafted JavaScript. Note that this is only exploitable if the application using Hermes permits evaluation of untrusted JavaScript. Hence, most React Native applications are not affected.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-12722 A stack overflow vulnerability in Facebook Hermes 'builtin apply' prior to commit 86543ac47e59c522976b5632b8bf9a2a4583c7d2 (https://github.com/facebook/hermes/commit/86543ac47e59c522976b5632b8bf9a2a4583c7d2) allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code via crafted JavaScript. Note that this is only exploitable if the application using Hermes permits evaluation of untrusted JavaScript. Hence, most React Native applications are not affected.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
facebook
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 6:53 AM
Reserved
Dec 2, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 2, 2021, 7:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:02 AM