CVE catalog
CVE-2020-8131
node-yarnpkg: CVE-2020-8131
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 5.16% · Oct 25, 2026
Arbitrary filesystem write vulnerability in Yarn before 1.22.0 allows attackers to write to any path on the filesystem and potentially lead to arbitrary code execution by forcing the user to install a malicious package.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-yarnpkg | sid | 4.1.0+dfsg-9 | fixed |
| Debian | node-yarnpkg | forky | 4.1.0+dfsg-9 | fixed |
| Debian | node-yarnpkg | trixie | 4.1.0+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-yarnpkg | bookworm | 1.22.19+~cs24.27.18-2+deb12u1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-yarnpkg | source | sid | 1.22.4-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [952912] |
| Debian | node-yarnpkg | source | forky | 1.22.4-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [952912] |
| Debian | node-yarnpkg | source | trixie | 1.22.4-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [952912] |
| Debian | node-yarnpkg | source | bookworm | 1.22.4-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [952912] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [yarnpkg]Fixed
Source package: [node-yarnpkg]
Details (2)
1.22.19+~cs24.27.18-2+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.22.4-2dsa · node-yarnpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-yarnpkg · debian · 12
1.22.19+~cs24.27.18-2+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.22.4-2dsa · node-yarnpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-yarnpkg · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [yarnpkg]Fixed
Source package: [node-yarnpkg]
Details (2)
4.1.0+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.22.4-2dsa · node-yarnpkg · debian · 13
4.1.0+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.22.4-2dsa · node-yarnpkg · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8131]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8131]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8131]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2020/cve-2020-8131.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]