CVE-2020-5282
arbitrary shell execution in Nick Chan Bot
In Nick Chan Bot before version 1.0.0-beta there is a vulnerability in the npm command which is part of this software package. This allows arbitrary shell execution,which can compromise the bot This is patched in version 1.0.0-beta
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
arbitrary shell execution in Nick Chan Bot
In Nick Chan Bot before version 1.0.0-beta there is a vulnerability in the npm command which is part of this software package. This allows arbitrary shell execution,which can compromise the bot This is patched in version 1.0.0-beta
- Record
CVE-2020-5282- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26478
In Nick Chan Bot before version 1.0.0-beta there is a vulnerability in the npm command which is part of this software package. This allows arbitrary shell execution,which can compromise the bot This is patched in version 1.0.0-beta
- Record
EUVD-2020-26478- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
In Nick Chan Bot before version 1.0.0-beta there is a vulnerability in the npm command which is part of this software package. This allows arbitrary shell execution,which can compromise the bot This is patched in version 1.0.0-beta
- Record
CVE-2020-5282- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - 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 - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
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| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-5282 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Nick Chan Bot Project Chan Bot, published March 25, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.