CVE-2020-8252

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CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p52

Published

Sep 18, 2020 (Sep 18, 2020)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The implementation of realpath in libuv < 10.22.1, < 12.18.4, and < 14.9.0 used within Node.js incorrectly determined the buffer size which can result in a buffer overflow if the resolved path is longer than 256 bytes.

Vendors: nodejs opensuse fedoraproject
Products: node.js, leap, fedora
Weakness: CWE-120
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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