TI-2020-06604 Aliases CVE-2020-8186 GHSA-4228-7qvx-f4rq

Command injection in devcert

MEDIUM 47CWE-77Published 2020-07-10 · Updated 2024-08-04

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: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

A command injection vulnerability in the `devcert` module may lead to remote code execution when users of the module pass untrusted input to the `certificateFor` function.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02774 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed devcert (npm): 1.1.2

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
—	devcert	Fixed Version: 1.1.1	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	devcert (npm)	before 1.1.2	1.1.2	Patch available	GHSA-4228-7qvx-f4rq

devcert Vendor— Affected Fixed Version: 1.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
devcert (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.2 Fixed in 1.1.2 Patch available GHSA-4228-7qvx-f4rq

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:devcert_project:devcert:1.1.0:::::node.js::	1.1.0	Vulnerable	Devcert Project

cpe:2.3:a:devcert_project:devcert:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Devcert Project

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-4228-7qvx-f4rq devcert (npm) Fixed in 1.1.2 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8186
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4228-7qvx-f4rq

References

Exploit 1

https://hackerone.com/reports/863544

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8186

TI-2022-01788 Exponential ReDoS in devcert CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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