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CVE-2020-7729

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Published: Sep 3, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.2 / Impact: 5.9
Source: report@snyk.io (Secondary)

Description

The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside grunt.file.readYAML.

Affected (3)

Gruntjs
1 product
Grunt
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Canonical
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Grunt
Before 1.3.0
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian Linux
Version 9.0
Configuration C
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ubuntu Linux
Version 18.04

Related CWEs

CWE-1188
Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure.

References (12)

Source: report@snyk.io
Broken Link
Source: report@snyk.io
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: report@snyk.io
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: report@snyk.io
Third Party Advisory
Source: report@snyk.io
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: report@snyk.io
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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