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HIGH

CVE-2020-8174

CVSS v3

8.1

HIGH

EPSS Score

7.6 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

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

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • nodeBitnamiall versions · fixed in 10.21.0and 1 other package
  • nodejs-nodemonAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2047+b07ac28e
  • nodejs-packagingAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 17-3.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-8174 Red Hat Product Security242 products fixed · 1 known affected

    nodejs: memory corruption in napi_get_value_string_* functions

    nodejs.src as a component of Red Hat Quay 3

  • ICSA-22-111-03 CISA1 known affected

    Hitachi Energy MicroSCADA Pro/X SYS600

    SYS600: Versions 10.1.1 and prior

  • ICSA-22-090-02 CISA1 known affected

    Hitachi Energy e-mesh EMS

    e-mesh EMS: Version 1.0

  • RHSA-2020:3084 Red Hat Product Security52 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-nodejs10-nodejs security update

  • RHSA-2020:3042 Red Hat Product Security18 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:10 security update

  • RHSA-2020:2895 Red Hat Product Security52 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-nodejs12-nodejs security update

4 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Description

napi_get_value_string_*() allows various kinds of memory corruption in node < 10.21.0, 12.18.0, and < 14.4.0.

Technical details

Published
2020-07-24

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8174?

napi_get_value_string_*() allows various kinds of memory corruption in node < 10.21.0, 12.18.0, and < 14.4.0.

Is CVE-2020-8174 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-8174 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 7.6% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8174?

CVE-2020-8174 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity).

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