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The issue is fixed in version 17.2.3.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.01401,"percentile":0.72864,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-116"],"published":"2020-11-18T21:19:14Z","modified":"2026-10-20T10:52:56Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"semantic-release","fixed_in":["17.2.3"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"semantic-release","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"17.2.2"},{"fixed":"17.2.3"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"semantic-release","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"17.2.3"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"semantic-release","product":"semantic-release"},{"vendor":"semantic-release_project","product":"semantic-release"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/security/advisories/GHSA-r2j6-p67h-q639","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/commit/ca90b34c4a9333438cc4d69faeb43362bb991e5a","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26226","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r2j6-p67h-q639"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-26226","title":"Secret disclosure in semantic-release","description":"In the npm package semantic-release before version 17.2.3, secrets that would normally be masked by `semantic-release` can be accidentally disclosed if they contain characters that become encoded when included in a URL. Secrets that do not contain characters that become encoded when included in a URL are already masked properly. The issue is fixed in version 17.2.3.","status":"published","published":"2020-11-18T21:35:14Z","modified":"2024-08-04T15:56:03.009Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-116"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:46.129376Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-1469","description":"In the npm package semantic-release before version 17.2.3, secrets that would normally be masked by `semantic-release` can be accidentally disclosed if they contain characters that become encoded when included in a URL. Secrets that do not contain characters that become encoded when included in a URL are already masked properly. 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Secrets that do not contain characters that become encoded when included in a URL are already masked properly. The issue is fixed in version 17.2.3.","status":"published","published":"2020-11-18T22:15:12.197Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:07:51.773Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":5.8,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-116"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:25.394006Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2020-26226","description":"In the npm package semantic-release before version 17.2.3, secrets that would normally be masked by `semantic-release` can be accidentally disclosed if they contain characters that become encoded when included in a URL. 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