CVE-2020-7785

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2021-03-19. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

This affects all versions of package node-ps. The injection point is located in line 72 in lib/index.js.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
82.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 8, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 26, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Command Injection in node-ps | CVE-2020-7785 | Snyk

https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEPS-1048335

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
npmnode-psghsa

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)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
node-ps

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-7785?
CVE-2020-7785 is a critical vulnerability published on February 8, 2021. This affects all versions of package node-ps. The injection point is located in line 72 in lib/index.js.
When was CVE-2020-7785 disclosed?
CVE-2020-7785 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 8, 2021, 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-2020-7785 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-7785 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 82.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-7785?
CVE-2020-7785 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-7785?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-7785, 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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