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TI-2020-06590 Aliases CVE-2020-8172GHSA-98vx-jqrx-7mq2

TLS session reuse can lead to host certificate verification bypass in node version < 12.18.0 and < 14.4.0.

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

TLS session reuse can lead to host certificate verification bypass in node version < 12.18.0 and < 14.4.0.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06065 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 6 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—https://github.com/nodejs/node12.18.0,14.4.0—No fix listedCNA
  • https://github.com/nodejs/node Vendor— Affected 12.18.0,14.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0.0 to before 12.18.0; 14.0.0 to before 14.4.0VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.3.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.4.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:blockchain_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 21.1.2VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:19.3.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*19.3.2VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.1.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*20.1.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_cluster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 7.3.30; 7.4.0 – 7.4.29; 7.5.0 – 7.5.19; 7.6.0 – 7.6.15; 8.0.0 – 8.0.21VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 to before 12.18.0; 14.0.0 to before 14.4.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.3.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.4.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:blockchain_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 21.1.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:19.3.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 19.3.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.1.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 20.1.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_cluster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.3.30; 7.4.0 – 7.4.29; 7.5.0 – 7.5.19; 7.6.0 – 7.6.15; 8.0.0 – 8.0.21 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:2895 Released 2020-07-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-nodejs12-nodejs security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.18.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.18.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.18.2-1.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.18.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.18.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.18.2-1.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.18.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.18.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.18.2-1.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.18.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.18.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.18.2-1.el7 +1
  • RHSA-2020:2852 Released 2020-07-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:12 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:12.18.2-1.module+el8.2.0+7233+61d664c1.aarch64::nodejs:12, nodejs-1:12.18.2-1.module+el8.2.0+7233+61d664c1.ppc64le::nodejs:12, nodejs-1:12.18.2-1.module+el8.2.0+7233+61d664c1.s390x::nodejs:12 +19
  • RHSA-2020:2847 Released 2020-07-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:12 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1) nodejs-1:12.18.2-1.module+el8.1.0+7232+f8b5ede5.aarch64::nodejs:12, nodejs-1:12.18.2-1.module+el8.1.0+7232+f8b5ede5.ppc64le::nodejs:12, nodejs-1:12.18.2-1.module+el8.1.0+7232+f8b5ede5.s390x::nodejs:12 +19

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Quay 3AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:2852
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1)Fixed RHSA-2020:2847
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:2895
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6)Fixed RHSA-2020:2895
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7)Fixed RHSA-2020:2895
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:2895
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8172
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-98vx-jqrx-7mq2

References

Exploit 1

Patch 4

Advisory 4

Sources

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