CVE-2020-37279

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.88% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 79.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.2 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-16.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-10-12 20:55Z16 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-13 17:36Z15 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-10-12

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.2)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a0de9adbc409cebe0d8de457bdec5c15e401e56c45fc521d6d73fc3ea2089f35

• github.comGitHub Pull Request #28https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/28issue-trackingpatch
• github.comGitHub Pull Request #45https://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/pull/45issue-trackingpatch
• github.comVulnerable code in PDFMerger.jshttps://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-merge/blob/v0.2.6/source/lib/PDFMerger.js#L71-L75technical-description
• github.comhttps://github.com/karuppiah7890/easy-pdf-mergeproduct
• www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: easy-pdf-merge 0.1.0 through 0.2.6 OS Command Injection via merge functionhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easy-pdf-merge-0.1.0-through-0.2.6-os-command-injection-via-merge-functionthird-party-advisory