CVE-2020-8441 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting JYaml through version 1.3, a discontinued product. This flaw, categorized as CWE-502, allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted malicious payload to the load() function during deserialization. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jyaml_project:jyaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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.