What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-7769?

CVE-2020-7769 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.3%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-7769?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-7769. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.3%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-7769?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-7769. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Nodemailer CVE-2020-7769

CRITICAL

Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') (CWE-88)

2020-11-12 report@snyk.io

Code Injection Nodemailer

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 12, 2020 - 09:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

37 npm packages depend on nodemailer (15 direct, 25 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 6.4.16.

DescriptionNVD

This affects the package nodemailer before 6.4.16. Use of crafted recipient email addresses may result in arbitrary command flag injection in sendmail transport for sending mails.

AnalysisAI

This affects the package nodemailer before 6.4.16. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-88. This affects the package nodemailer before 6.4.16. Use of crafted recipient email addresses may result in arbitrary command flag injection in sendmail transport for sending mails. Affected products include: Nodemailer. Version information: before 6.4.16..

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.