Vulnerability in Merge Project

CVE-2020-28499

All versions of package merge are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via _recursiveMerge .

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (72.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-28499: held from 0.014 to 0.014.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28499?
CVE-2020-28499 is a high-severity vulnerability in Merge Project. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2021-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-28499?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-28499 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.