CVE-2020-7704

Prototype Pollution

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Published Aug 17, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The package linux-cmdline before 1.0.1 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the constructor.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

linux-cmdline

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 1.0.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:linux-cmdline_project:linux-cmdline:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-1956	The package linux-cmdline before 1.0.1 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the constructor.
Github GHSA	GHSA-2c29-wc65-4cx9	linux-cmdline is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the constructor

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.7% (2.704% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/piranna/linux-cmdline/commit/53c61a88bc47eb25d71832205056beaab95cf677
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-LINUXCMDLINE-598674

History

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Subscriptions

Linux-cmdline Project Linux-cmdline

Weaknesses

CWE-1321

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published: Aug 17, 2020, 4:20 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:37 AM
Reserved: Jan 21, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 17, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

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