CVE-2020-7624
Withdrawn Advisory: OS Command Injection in effect
effect through 1.0.4 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary command 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
effect through 1.0.4 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary command via the options argument.
- Record
CVE-2020-7624- 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
effect through 1.0.4 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary command via the options argument.
- Record
CVE-2020-7624- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0860 No score
effect through 1.0.4 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary command via the options argument.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0860- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6hr9-4692-fch9
Withdrawn Advisory: OS Command Injection in effect
Withdrawn Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because the npm package effect, for which alerts were issued, does not correspond with https://github.com/Javascipt/effect, the repository with the vulnerable code. https://github.com/Javascipt/effect is not in any supported ecosystem.
Additionally, the CVE Numbering Authority that issued the CVE for CVE-2020-7624 has updated their advisory stating that "This was deemed not a vulnerability."
Original Description
effect through 1.0.4 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary command via the options argument.
- Record
GHSA-6hr9-4692-fch9- 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
OSVGHSA-6hr9-4692-fch9
Withdrawn Advisory: OS Command Injection in effect
Withdrawn Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because the npm package effect, for which alerts were issued, does not correspond with https://github.com/Javascipt/effect, the repository with the vulnerable code. https://github.com/Javascipt/effect is not in any supported ecosystem.
Additionally, the CVE Numbering Authority that issued the CVE for CVE-2020-7624 has updated their advisory stating that "This was deemed not a vulnerability."
Original Description
effect through 1.0.4 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary command via the options argument.
- Record
GHSA-6hr9-4692-fch9- 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-7624 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Effect-ts Effect, 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.