CVE-2020-28438
Command Injection
This affects all versions of package deferred-exec. The injection point is located in line 42 in lib/deferred-exec.js
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Command Injection
This affects all versions of package deferred-exec. The injection point is located in line 42 in lib/deferred-exec.js
- Record
CVE-2020-28438- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-6236
This affects all versions of package deferred-exec. The injection point is located in line 42 in lib/deferred-exec.js
- Record
EUVD-2022-6236- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-54w4-2f2p-f48h
deferred-exec Command Injection vulnerability
A command injection vulnerability affects all versions of package deferred-exec. The injection point is located in line 42 in lib/deferred-exec.js
- Record
GHSA-54w4-2f2p-f48h- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
This affects all versions of package deferred-exec. The injection point is located in line 42 in lib/deferred-exec.js
- Record
CVE-2020-28438- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-54w4-2f2p-f48h
deferred-exec Command Injection vulnerability
A command injection vulnerability affects all versions of package deferred-exec. The injection point is located in line 42 in lib/deferred-exec.js
- Record
GHSA-54w4-2f2p-f48h- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
deferred-execnpm |
through 0.3.1 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-28438 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Deferred-exec Project Deferred-exec, published July 25, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.33%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.