Code injection in access-policy
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
access-policy through 3.1.0 is vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. User input provided to the `template` function is executed by the `eval` function resulting in code execution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02575 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | access-policy | All versions including 3.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | access-policy (npm) | up to 3.1.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-fw2f-7f87-5r6c |
- access-policy Vendor— Affected All versions including 3.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- access-policy (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 3.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-fw2f-7f87-5r6c
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:access-policy_project:access-policy:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | up to 3.1.0 | Vulnerable | Access-policy Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:access-policy_project:access-policy:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Access-policy Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7674
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fw2f-7f87-5r6c
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-7674 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7674 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fw2f-7f87-5r6c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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