High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-7729
CVE-2020-7729
Description
The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside grunt.file.readYAML.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
gruntnpm | < 1.3.0 | 1.3.0 |
Affected products
9- grunt/gruntdescription
- ghsa-coords5 versionspkg:npm/gruntpkg:apk/chainguard/code-serverpkg:apk/chainguard/code-server-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/code-serverpkg:apk/wolfi/code-server-compat
< 1.3.0+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- github.com/gruntjs/grunt/commit/e350cea1724eb3476464561a380fb6a64e61e4e7nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-GRUNT-597546nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-m5pj-vjjf-4m3hghsaADVISORY
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7729ghsaADVISORY
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-607922nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- usn.ubuntu.com/4595-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/gruntjs/grunt/blob/master/lib/grunt/file.js%23L249nvdBroken LinkWEB
- usn.ubuntu.com/4595-1ghsaWEB
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