CVE-2020-26238 is a template injection vulnerability in the cron-utils Java library, affecting versions prior to 9.1.3, specifically when projects use the @Cron annotation for untrusted input. This critical flaw allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) due to the injection of arbitrary Java EL expressions, carrying a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH). While the vulnerability is severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cron-utils_project:cron-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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