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CVE-2020-7597

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-02-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

codecov-node npm module before 3.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.The value provided as part of the gcov-root argument is executed by the exec function within lib/codecov.js. This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix of CVE-2020-7596.

Affected products

• codecov npm module: before 3.6.5 — fixed in 3.6.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: codecov npm module 3.6.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/codecov/codecov-node/commit/02cf13d8b93ac547b5b4c2cfe186b7d874fd234f
• https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CODECOV-548879
• https://github.com/codecov/codecov-node/commit/02cf13d8b93ac547b5b4c2cfe186b7d874fd234f
• https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CODECOV-548879

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