CVE-2020-11079 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting versions of the node-dns-sync npm module up to 0.2.0. This flaw, categorized as CWE-77 and CWE-94, allows arbitrary command execution if the library processes untrusted input. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the vulnerability has been patched in version 0.2.1.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:node-dns-sync_project:node-dns-sync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
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