CVE-2020-28472
CVSS v3
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Score
2.2 %
exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19
CISA KEV
No
known exploited
Exploitation
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SSVC status
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Packages
- @aws-sdk/shared-ini-file-loadernpmall versions · fixed in 1.0.0-rc.9
- aws-sdknpmall versions · fixed in 2.814.0
Description
This affects the package @aws-sdk/shared-ini-file-loader before 1.0.0-rc.9; the package aws-sdk before 2.814.0. If an attacker submits a malicious INI file to an application that parses it with loadSharedConfigFiles , they will pollute the prototype on the application. This can be exploited further depending on the context.
Technical details
- Published
- 2021-01-19
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