CVE-2020-26226 describes a vulnerability in the npm package semantic-release prior to version 17.2.3, where secrets containing URL-encoded characters could be inadvertently disclosed. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.1) has a low attack complexity and could lead to high confidentiality and integrity impacts if a user is tricked into interacting with a malicious link. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploit codes like Metasploit or ExploitDB available, though it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 17.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:semantic-release_project:semantic-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.