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HIGH

CVE-2020-7729

CVSS v3

7.1

HIGH

EPSS Score

2.3 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

—

SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

  • gruntnpmall versions · fixed in 1.3.0

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-7729 Red Hat Product Security

    nodejs-grunt: use of the unsafe load function from js-yaml package can lead to ACE

Full record on NVD

Description

The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside grunt.file.readYAML.

Technical details

Published
2020-09-03

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7729?

The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside grunt.file.readYAML.

Is CVE-2020-7729 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-7729 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.3% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-7729?

CVE-2020-7729 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH severity).

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