CVE-2020-7629
OS Command Injection in install-package
install-package through 0.4.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary commands via the options argument.
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
NVD Score used
install-package through 0.4.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary commands via the options argument.
- Record
CVE-2020-7629- 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
CVE List No score
install-package through 0.4.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary commands via the options argument.
- Record
CVE-2020-7629- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0865 No score
install-package through 0.4.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary commands via the options argument.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0865- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6m4r-m3gc-h4r5
OS Command Injection in install-package
install-package through 0.4.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary commands via the options argument.
- Record
GHSA-6m4r-m3gc-h4r5- 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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
install-package through 0.4.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary commands via the options argument.
- Record
CVE-2020-7629- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6m4r-m3gc-h4r5
OS Command Injection in install-package
install-package through 0.4.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary commands via the options argument.
- Record
GHSA-6m4r-m3gc-h4r5- 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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
install-packagenpm |
through 0.4.0 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-7629 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Install-package Project Install-package, published April 2, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.22%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.