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CVE-2020-8265

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-8265 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the TLS implementation of Node.js versions prior to 10.23.1, 12.20.1, 14.15.4, and 15.5.1, affecting products like Debian, Fedora, Oracle, and Siemens. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), this flaw can be exploited remotely with high attack complexity, potentially leading to a Denial of Service or other severe impacts like data confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 10.0.0, < 10.23.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
>= 12.0.0, < 12.20.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
>= 14.0.0, < 14.15.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
>= 15.0.0, < 15.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.01%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0901 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (15)

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 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 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
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2020-8265Moderate

nodejs: use-after-free in the TLS implementation

Jan 4, 2021

References

cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
PatchThird Party Advisory
hackerone.com / reports/988103
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H472D5HPXN6RRXCNFML3BK5OYC52CXF2
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K4I6MZNC7C7VIDQR267OL4TVCI3ZKAC4
nodejs.org / en/blog/vulnerability/january-2021-security-releases
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202101-07
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20210212-0003
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2021/dsa-4826
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
Third Party Advisory