Is CVE-2020-7609 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-7609 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-7609?

CVE-2020-7609 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-7609?

CVE-2020-7609 has an EPSS score of 1.60% (73th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7609?

Upgrade node-rules to 5.0.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-7609

CRITICALEPSS 73th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

node-rules including 3.0.0 and prior to 5.0.0 allows injection of arbitrary commands. The argument rules of function "fromJSON()" can be controlled by users without any sanitization.

CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

node-rulesNVD

Affected:>= 3.0.0, < 5.0.0Fixed in:5.0.0CVE-2020-7609derived 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

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days

73rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 73% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Other references1

github.com

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CVE-2022-22954	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
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.