CVE-2020-8131 is an arbitrary filesystem write vulnerability affecting Yarn versions prior to 1.22.0. This flaw allows an attacker to write to any path on a user's filesystem by tricking them into installing a specially crafted package, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it requires user interaction and a high attack complexity, but can result in significant impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.21.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yarnpkg:yarn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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