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CVE-2020-7629

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-7629 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting versions of the 'install-package' project up to 0.4.0. This flaw allows for the execution of arbitrary commands through the 'options' argument, posing a severe risk to affected systems. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential future interest.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:install-package_project:install-package:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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 Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0412 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-6m4r-m3gc-h4r5critical

OS Command Injection in install-package

Feb 10, 2022

References

github.com / 1000ch/install-package/blob/master/index.js
snyk.io / vuln/SNYK-JS-INSTALLPACKAGE-564267
ExploitThird Party Advisory