Is CVE-2020-11079 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-11079 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-11079?

CVE-2020-11079 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-11079?

CVE-2020-11079 has an EPSS score of 2.62% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11079?

Upgrade node-dns-sync to 0.2.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-11079

HIGHEPSS 84th pctl

8.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

node-dns-sync (npm module dns-sync) through 0.2.0 allows execution of arbitrary commands . This issue may lead to remote code execution if a client of the library calls the vulnerable method with untrusted input. This has been fixed in 0.2.1.

CWE-94Code Injection CWE-77Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

node-dns-syncNVD

Affected:< 0.2.1Fixed in:0.2.1CVE-2020-11079derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.62%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

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CVE-2021-22204	Medium	6.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-0158	High	8.8	100%	KEV	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.