MEDIUM

CVE-2020-8130

Q: Is CVE-2020-8130 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-8130 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.4% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8130?

CVE-2020-8130 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM severity).

CVSS v3

6.4

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

1.4 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

known exploited

Exploitation

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Affected and fixed versions

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Packages

rakeRubyGemsall versions · fixed in 12.3.3

Vendor advisories

CVE-2020-8130 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed · 5 known affected
rake: OS Command Injection via egrep in Rake::FileList
cfme-amazon-smartstate as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5 · cfme-amazon-smartstate.src as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5 · cfme-gemset as a component of CloudForms Management Engine 5
RHSA-2021:4702 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.10 Release

Full record on NVD

Description

There is an OS command injection vulnerability in Ruby Rake < 12.3.3 in Rake::FileList when supplying a filename that begins with the pipe character `|`.

Technical details

Published: 2020-02-24

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8130?

There is an OS command injection vulnerability in Ruby Rake < 12.3.3 in Rake::FileList when supplying a filename that begins with the pipe character `|`.

Is CVE-2020-8130 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-8130 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.4% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8130?

CVE-2020-8130 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM severity).

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