CVE-2020-7629

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

install-package through 0.4.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary commands via the options argument.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 79.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 2, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

report@snykhttps://github.com/1000ch/install-package/blob/master/index.js#L82%2C
report@snykhttps://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-INSTALLPACKAGE-564267
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/1000ch/install-package/blob/master/index.js#L82%2C
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-INSTALLPACKAGE-564267

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
npm	install-package	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

npm(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
install-package	—	—	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-23 03:35 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-23 03:35 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-7629?

CVE-2020-7629 is a critical vulnerability published on April 2, 2020. install-package through 0.4.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary commands via the options argument.

When was CVE-2020-7629 disclosed?

CVE-2020-7629 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 2, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-7629 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-7629 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 79.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-7629?

CVE-2020-7629 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-7629?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-7629, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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