CVE-2020-7646
curlrequest allows execution of arbitrary commands
curlrequest through 1.0.1 allows reading any file by populating the file parameter with user input.
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
curlrequest through 1.0.1 allows reading any file by populating the file parameter with user input.
- Record
CVE-2020-7646- 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
curlrequest through 1.0.1 allows reading any file by populating the file parameter with user input.
- Record
CVE-2020-7646- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0431 No score
curlrequest through 1.0.1 allows reading any file by populating the file parameter with user input.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0431- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m8xj-5v73-3hh8
curlrequest allows execution of arbitrary commands
curlrequest through 1.0.1 allows execution of arbitrary commands. It is possible to inject arbitrary commands by using a semicolon char in any of the options values.
- Record
GHSA-m8xj-5v73-3hh8- 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
curlrequest through 1.0.1 allows reading any file by populating the file parameter with user input.
- Record
CVE-2020-7646- 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-m8xj-5v73-3hh8
curlrequest allows execution of arbitrary commands
curlrequest through 1.0.1 allows execution of arbitrary commands. It is possible to inject arbitrary commands by using a semicolon char in any of the options values.
- Record
GHSA-m8xj-5v73-3hh8- 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 |
|---|---|---|
curlrequestnpm |
through 1.0.1 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-2020-7646 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Curlrequest Project Curlrequest, published May 7, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.93%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.