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node-minimist — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7598

minimist before 1.2.2 could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "constructor" or "__proto__" payload.

Products
node-minimist
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.2.5-1
CVEs
CVE-2020-7598
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 11:06 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7598

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Mar 2020, 23:15 UTC

minimist before 1.2.2 could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "constructor" or "__proto__" payload.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7598

node-minimist

Fixed versions: 1.2.5-1

node-minimist

Fixed versions: 1.2.5-1

node-minimist

Fixed versions: 1.2.5-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7598",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7598",
    "summary": "minimist before 1.2.2 could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a \"constructor\" or \"__proto__\" payload.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7598",
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        "prerequisites": [],
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        ],
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    "severity": "medium",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-09T09:47:22.611086346Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "CVE-2020-7598"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-7598"
      ]
    },
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        "value": "CVE-2020-7598",
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    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 111416,
  "published_at": "2020-03-11T23:15:11.917+00:00"
}