CVE-2020-36604
HIGHCVE-2020-36604 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.1) CWE-1321 vulnerability in @hapi/hoek. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2020-36604 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
hoek subject to prototype pollution via the clone function.
Blast Radius
@hapi/hoek📦@hapi/hoek📦hoekReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects npm packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
hoek before 8.5.1 and 9.x before 9.0.3 allows prototype poisoning in the clone function.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | @hapi/hoek | all versions | 8.5.1 |
| 📦npm | @hapi/hoek | ≥ 9.0.0&&< 9.0.3 | 9.0.3 |
| 📦npm | hoek | all versions | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for @hapi/hoek. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update @hapi/hoek to 8.5.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-36604 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 pinpoints whether CVE-2020-36604 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2020-36604. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2020-36604 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2020-36604 across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.