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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-5262

In EasyBuild before version 4.1.2, the GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) used by EasyBuild for the GitHub integration features (like `--new-pr`, `--fro,-pr`, etc.) is shown in plain text in EasyBuild debug log files. This issue is fixed in EasyBuild v4.1.2, and in the `master`+ `develop` branches of the `easybuild-framework` repository.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:31 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-5262

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Mar 2020, 17:15 UTC

In EasyBuild before version 4.1.2, the GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) used by EasyBuild for the GitHub integration features (like `--new-pr`, `--fro,-pr`, etc.) is shown in plain text in EasyBuild debug log files. This issue is fixed in EasyBuild v4.1.2, and in the `master`+ `develop` branches of the `easybuild-framework` repository.

osv:CVE-2020-5262
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5262",
  "method": "structured",
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    "title": "CVE-2020-5262",
    "summary": "In EasyBuild before version 4.1.2, the GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) used by EasyBuild for the GitHub integration features (like `--new-pr`, `--fro,-pr`, etc.) is shown in plain text in EasyBuild debug log files. This issue is fixed in EasyBuild v4.1.2, and in the `master`+ `develop` branches of the `easybuild-framework` repository.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-5262",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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        "GHSA-2wx6-wc87-rmjm",
        "PYSEC-2020-268",
        "PYSEC-2020-41"
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:26.414518300Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-2wx6-wc87-rmjm",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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}