CVE-2020-8846

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El problema resulta de una falta de comprobaci\u00f3n de la existencia de un objeto antes de llevar a cabo operaciones sobre el mismo. Un atacante puede aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para ejecutar c\u00f3digo en el contexto del proceso actual. 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