minimist before 1.2.2 could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "constructor" or "__proto__" payload.
Fix
Public exploits 1
- renewablehacking/CVE-2020-7598 PoC on GitHub
Each line links to the index that lists it, never to exploit code. Exploit-DB's "verified" and a Metasploit rank of good or better count as verified; a PoC-in-GitHub entry is a repository's claim.
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MINIMIST-559764 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MINIMIST-559764 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.6 · substack, opensuseNVD modified 2026-10-08 21:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 2
cpe:2.3:a:substack:minimist:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00024.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MINIMIST-559764 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00024.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MINIMIST-559764 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory