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CVE-2020-7788

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-7788 is a critical prototype pollution vulnerability affecting the 'ini' package prior to version 1.3.6, impacting applications that parse untrusted INI files. An attacker can achieve remote code execution by submitting a specially crafted INI file, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants immediate patching.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ini_project:ini:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.3HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0361 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (27)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: iniFixed in: 1.3.6
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: nodejs:10-8030020210118191659.229f0a1c
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: nodejs:12-8030020210129141730.229f0a1c
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: nodejs:14-8030020210126165503.229f0a1c
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: nodejs:16-8050020211206113934.c5368500
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: nodejs:14-8050020211213115342.c5368500
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: nodejs:14-8040020211213111158.522a0ee4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.19-1.el9_0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-nodejs14-nodejs-0:14.15.4-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.20.1-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-nodejs12-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-nodejs10-nodejs-0:10.23.1-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-nodejs14-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-5.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.22.5-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-nodejs12-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-5.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs14-nodejs-0:14.15.4-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.20.1-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs12-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs10-nodejs-0:10.23.1-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs14-nodejs-0:14.15.4-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.20.1-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs12-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs10-nodejs-0:10.23.1-2.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs14-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-5.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.22.5-1.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs12-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-5.el7
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Vendor Advisories (2)

npmGHSA-qqgx-2p2h-9c37high

ini before 1.3.6 vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via ini.parse

Dec 10, 2020
redhatCVE-2020-7788Moderate

nodejs-ini: Prototype pollution via malicious INI file

Dec 8, 2020

References

github.com / npm/ini/commit/56d2805e07ccd94e2ba0984ac9240ff02d44b6f1
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00032.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
snyk.io / vuln/SNYK-JS-INI-1048974
ExploitThird Party Advisory