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CVE-2020-8131

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 5.16% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-02-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
arbitrary code execution code execution
GitHub PoC Links

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2020-8131
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.16%

Original NVD Description

Arbitrary filesystem write vulnerability in Yarn before 1.22.0 allows attackers to write to any path on the filesystem and potentially lead to arbitrary code execution by forcing the user to install a malicious package.

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