VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-8252

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.71%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-09-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The implementation of realpath in libuv < 10.22.1, < 12.18.4, and < 14.9.0 used within Node.js incorrectly determined the buffer size which can result in a buffer overflow if the resolved path is longer than 256 bytes.

Weakness classification

  • support@hackerone.com: CWE-120
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-120

Primary references