CVE-2020-29582 — kotlin-stdlib
MEDIUMCVE-2020-29582 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib. A fix is available for org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Incorrect Default Permissions in JetBrains Kotlin
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2020-29582 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 378,156 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlibReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
In JetBrains Kotlin before 1.4.21, a vulnerable Java API was used for temporary file and folder creation. An attacker was able to read data from such files and list directories due to insecure permissions.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib | all versions | 1.4.21org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:1.4.21 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib to 1.4.21 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-29582 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2020-29582 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2020-29582. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
Red Hat CodeReady Studio 12 is not affected by this vulnerability because It ships kotlin-stdlib. The vulnerable component is not in kotlin-stdlib.
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7.11 | kotlin-scripting-jvm | RHSA-2022:5532 |
| Red Hat Integration | kotlin-scripting-jvm | RHSA-2021:3205 |
| Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 2 | see advisory | RHSA-2021:3207 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2020-29582 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2020-29582 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.