What is CVE-2020-7597?

CVE-2020-7597 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codecov, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-7597?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-7597 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Codecov

CVE-2020-7597

codecov-node npm module before 3.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.The value provided as part of the gcov-root argument is executed by the exec function within lib/codecov.js. This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix of CVE-2020-7596.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2020-02-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.029 (86.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Codecov
Codecov Npm Module — versions All versions prior to version 3.6.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

github.com/codecov/codecov-node/commit/02cf13d8b93ac547b5b4c2cfe186b7d874fd234f (Patch)
snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CODECOV-548879 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7597?: CVE-2020-7597 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codecov, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-7597?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-7597 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.