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CVE-2020-8252The implementation of realpath in libuv < 10.22.1, < 12.18.4, and < 14.9.0 used within Node.js incorrectly determined the buffer size…
- 7.8HighCVSS base score
- 0.71%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 46% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By hackerone
- 8 months later
· 8 months later
Published
- 5 years later
· 5 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.71% · top 46% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
References
References8
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2020-security-releases/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://hackerone.com/reports/965914 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-202009-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- USN-4548-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1616 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201009-0004/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1660 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- FEDORA-2020-43d5a372fc (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2020-29122 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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