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critical 9.8

CVE-2020-7606 json

OS Command Injection in docker-compose-remote-api

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-q6pj-jh94-5fpr , EUVD-2021-1162

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.7%
EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

docker-compose-remote-api through 0.1.4 allows execution of arbitrary commands. Within 'index.js' of the package, the function 'exec(serviceName, cmd, fnStdout, fnStderr, fnExit)' uses the variable 'serviceName' which can be controlled by users without any sanitization.

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Exploit prediction

2.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DOCKERCOMPOSEREMOTEAPI-560125 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm docker-compose-remote-api
<=0.1.4
 no fix listed

Affected products

  • n/a docker-compose-remote-api

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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