CVE-2020-8172

HIGHNVD 7.47.4—

7.4

TLS session reuse can lead to host certificate verification bypass in node version < 12.18.0 and < 14.4.0.

CVSS v3: 7.4
EG Score: 7.4(medium)
EPSS: 79.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

June 8, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (18)

support@hackeronehttps://hackerone.com/reports/811502
support@hackeronehttps://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2020-security-releases/
support@hackeronehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07
support@hackeronehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200625-0002/
support@hackeronehttps://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
support@hackeronehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
support@hackeronehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
support@hackeronehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
support@hackeronehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/811502
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2020-security-releases/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200625-0002/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	rh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.18.2-1.el7	2020-07-13	redhat
redhat	nodejs:12-8020020200630155331.4cda2c84	2020-07-07	redhat
redhat	nodejs:12-8010020200630154708.c27ad7f8	2020-07-07	redhat

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.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

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-2020-8172?

CVE-2020-8172 is a high vulnerability published on June 8, 2020. TLS session reuse can lead to host certificate verification bypass in node version < 12.18.0 and < 14.4.0.

When was CVE-2020-8172 disclosed?

CVE-2020-8172 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 8, 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-2020-8172 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-8172 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 79.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-8172?

CVE-2020-8172 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-8172?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-8172, 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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