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CVE-2020-7608 Moderate

CVE-2020-7608

yargs-parser could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "__proto__" payload.

Exploit probability 0.5%
Published March 16, 2020
Required by Not available
Last source change July 8, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

npm yargs-parser
Unknown Unknown

27 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities GHSA-p9pc-299p-vxgp

Affected versions of `yargs-parser` are vulnerable to prototype pollution. Arguments are not properly sanitized, allowing an attacker to modify the prototype of `Object`, causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects. Parsing the argument `--foo.__proto__.bar baz'` adds a `bar` property with value `baz` to all objects. This is only exploitable if attackers have control over the arguments being passed to `yargs-parser`. ## Recommendation Upgrade to versions 13.1.2, 15.0.1, 18.1.1 or later.

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Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-7608

yargs-parser could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "__proto__" payload.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence