Insecure Encryption
Priority LOW 34CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-327.
Summary
Data is truncated wrong when its length is greater than 255 bytes.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00785 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed bcrypt: 5.0.0bcrypt (npm): 5.0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | bcrypt | before 5.0.0 | 5.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | bcrypt (npm) | before 5.0.0 | 5.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-5wg4-74h6-q47v |
- bcrypt Vendor— Affected before 5.0.0 Fixed in 5.0.0 Patch available CNA
- bcrypt (npm) Vendor— Affected before 5.0.0 Fixed in 5.0.0 Patch available GHSA-5wg4-74h6-q47v
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:node.bcrypt.js_project:node.bcrypt.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 5.0.0 | Vulnerable | Node.bcrypt.js Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:node.bcrypt.js_project:node.bcrypt.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·Node.bcrypt.js Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA bcrypt Fixed in 5.0.0
- Fix · GHSA-5wg4-74h6-q47v bcrypt (npm) Fixed in 5.0.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7689
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5wg4-74h6-q47v
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-7689 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7689 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5wg4-74h6-q47v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-7689 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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