CVE-2020-7645

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

All versions of chrome-launcher allow execution of arbitrary commands, by controlling the $HOME environment variable in Linux operating systems.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 69.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 2, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 27, 2026

⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.

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Command Injection in chrome-launcher | CVE-2020-7645 | Snyk

http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CHROMELAUNCHER-537575

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

npm(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
chrome-launcher	—	0.13.2	—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-78OS Command Injection

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 20× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-7645?

CVE-2020-7645 is a critical vulnerability published on May 2, 2020. All versions of chrome-launcher allow execution of arbitrary commands, by controlling the $HOME environment variable in Linux operating systems.

When was CVE-2020-7645 disclosed?

CVE-2020-7645 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 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-2020-7645 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-7645 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 69.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-7645?

CVE-2020-7645 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-7645?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-7645, 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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CVE-2020-7645

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