CVE-2020-7712

Command Injection

7.2 HighFix available

This affects the package json before 10.0.0. It is possible to inject arbritary commands using the parseLookup function.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.11%Down 1.0 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.2

Command Injection

This affects the package json before 10.0.0. It is possible to inject arbritary commands using the parseLookup function.

Record: CVE-2020-7712
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-0917 7.2

This affects the package json before 10.0.0. It is possible to inject arbritary commands using the parseLookup function.

Record: EUVD-2021-0917
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3c6g-pvg8-gqw2 7.2

trentm/json vulnerable to command injection

This affects the package json before 10.0.0. It is possible to inject arbritary commands using the parseLookup function.

Record: GHSA-3c6g-pvg8-gqw2
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.2

This affects the package json before 10.0.0. It is possible to inject arbritary commands using the parseLookup function.

Record: CVE-2020-7712
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.2

This affects the package json before 10.0.0. It is possible to inject arbritary commands using the parseLookup function.

Record: CVE-2020-7712
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-3c6g-pvg8-gqw2 7.2

trentm/json vulnerable to command injection

This affects the package json before 10.0.0. It is possible to inject arbritary commands using the parseLookup function.

Record: GHSA-3c6g-pvg8-gqw2
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`json` npm	before 10.0.0	10.0.0
`org.webjars.npm:json` Maven	through 9.0.6	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-7712 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Joyent Json, published August 30, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.11%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in json 10.0.0.

References

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