CVE-2020-8441

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Published Feb 19, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 5.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

JYaml through 1.3 allows remote code execution during deserialization of a malicious payload through the load() function. NOTE: this is a discontinued product.

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

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jyaml_project:jyaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2022-2430	JYaml through 1.3 allows remote code execution during deserialization of a malicious payload through the load() function. NOTE: this is a discontinued product.
Github GHSA	GHSA-4qhr-q7wf-94xp	Deserialization of Untrusted Data in JYaml

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: 5.0% (4.962% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gist.github.com/j0lt-github/f5141abcacae63d434ecae211422153a
https://github.com/mbechler/marshalsec
https://github.com/mbechler/marshalsec/blob/master/marshalsec.pdf
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200313-0001/
https://sourceforge.net/p/jyaml/bugs/

History

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Subscriptions

Jyaml Project Jyaml

Weaknesses

CWE-502

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 19, 2020, 4:19 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:56 AM
Reserved: Jan 29, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 19, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM

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