High
Security advisory
In the npm package semantic-release before version 17.2.3, secrets that would normally be masked by `semantic-release` can be accidentally disclosed if they contain characters that become encoded when included in a URL. Secrets that do not contain characters that become encoded when included in a URL are already masked properly. The issue is fixed in version 17.2.3.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-26226
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 11:08 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In the npm package semantic-release before version 17.2.3, secrets that would normally be masked by `semantic-release` can be accidentally disclosed if they contain characters that become encoded when included in a URL. Secrets that do not contain characters that become encoded when included in a URL are already masked properly. The issue is fixed in version 17.2.3.
osv:CVE-2020-26226
Complete source record
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"id": "da8a5233a6638fe7075b450416dea12b8a716eed94a4d32d0ba435c55d59c9eb",
"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-26226",
"method": "structured",
"payload": {
"kind": "advisory",
"title": "CVE-2020-26226",
"summary": "In the npm package semantic-release before version 17.2.3, secrets that would normally be masked by `semantic-release` can be accidentally disclosed if they contain characters that become encoded when included in a URL. Secrets that do not contain characters that become encoded when included in a URL are already masked properly. The issue is fixed in version 17.2.3.",
"evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-26226",
"products": [],
"severity": "high",
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"id": "CVE-2020-26226",
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"GHSA-r2j6-p67h-q639"
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"modified": "2026-10-20T10:52:56.951966507Z",
"provider": "osv",
"references": [
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