CVE-2020-28458

Prototype Pollution

7.3 HighPublic exploitFix available

All versions of package datatables.net are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to an incomplete fix for https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806.

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: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

3.72%Up 2.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.3

Prototype Pollution

All versions of package datatables.net are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to an incomplete fix for https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806.

Record: CVE-2020-28458
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-1499 7.3

All versions of package datatables.net are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to an incomplete fix for https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806.

Record: EUVD-2020-1499
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m7j4-fhg6-xf5v 7.3

datatables.net vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to incomplete fix

All versions of package datatables.net are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to an incomplete fix for https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806.

Record: GHSA-m7j4-fhg6-xf5v
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-1321
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.3

All versions of package datatables.net are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to an incomplete fix for https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806.

Record: CVE-2020-28458
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-1321
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVAZL-53184 7.3

CVE-2020-28458 affecting package reaper for versions less than 3.1.1-15

All versions of package datatables.net are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to an incomplete fix for https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806.

Record: AZL-53184
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.3

All versions of package datatables.net are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to an incomplete fix for https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806.

Record: CVE-2020-28458
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVGHSA-m7j4-fhg6-xf5v 7.3

datatables.net vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to incomplete fix

All versions of package datatables.net are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to an incomplete fix for https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806.

Record: GHSA-m7j4-fhg6-xf5v
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-1321
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2021:1169 7.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: RHV Manager (ovirt-engine) 4.4.z [ovirt-4.4.5] security, bug fix, enhancement

Record: RHSA-2021:1169
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2021:1184 7.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: RHV RHEL Host (ovirt-host) 4.4.z [ovirt-4.4.5] security, bug fix, enhancement

Record: RHSA-2021:1184
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2021:1186 7.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: RHV Manager (ovirt-engine) 4.4.z [ovirt-4.4.5] 0-day security, bug fix, enhance

Record: RHSA-2021:1186
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVCLSA-2026-1780620681 No score

TuxCare security update for datatables.net (2 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt datatables.net to address 2 CVEs. Fixed in 1.10.13-tuxcare.1.

Record: CLSA-2026-1780620681
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVCLSA-2026-1792941558 No score

TuxCare security update for datatables.net (2 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt datatables.net to address 2 CVEs. Fixed in 1.10.19-tuxcare.1.

Record: CLSA-2026-1792941558
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

datatables datatables.net

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`datatables.net` npm	before 1.10.22	1.10.22
`reaper` Azure Linux:2	before 3.1.1-15	3.1.1-15
`datatables.net` TuxCare:npm	1.10.13-tuxcare.0 up to 1.10.13-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions 1.10.13	1.10.13-tuxcare.1
`datatables.net` TuxCare:npm	1.10.19-tuxcare.0 up to 1.10.19-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions 1.10.19	1.10.19-tuxcare.1
`ovirt-web-ui` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:1.6.7-1.el8ev	0:1.6.7-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-backend` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-dbscripts` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-health-check-bundler` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-restapi` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ovirt-engine-setup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-base` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-cinderlib` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-imageio` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine-common` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-vmconsole-proxy-helper` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-websocket-proxy` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-tools` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-tools-backup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-vmconsole-proxy-helper` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-websocket-proxy` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`python3-ovirt-engine-lib` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`rhvm` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev	0:4.4.5.9-0.1.el8ev
`cockpit-ovirt` Red Hat:rhev_hypervisor:4.4::el8	before 0:0.14.20-1.el8ev	0:0.14.20-1.el8ev
`cockpit-ovirt-dashboard` Red Hat:rhev_hypervisor:4.4::el8	before 0:0.14.20-1.el8ev	0:0.14.20-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-ui-extensions` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:1.2.5-1.el8ev	0:1.2.5-1.el8ev

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	Raka200juta/28458	2025-12-04
PoC in GitHub	fazilbaig1/CVE-2020-28458	2024-10-19

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

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

In short

CVE-2020-28458 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Datatables Datatables.net, published December 16, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.72%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in datatables.net 1.10.22.

References

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