CVE-2020-7615 — fsa
HIGHCVE-2020-7615 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in fsa. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
OS Command Injection in fsa
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2020-7615 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,987 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
fsaReal-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
fsa through 0.5.1 is vulnerable to Command Injection. The first argument of 'execGitCommand()', located within 'lib/rep.js#63' can be controlled by users without any sanitization to inject arbitrary commands.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | fsa | all versions | No fix |
Affected Products
fsafsa_projectResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for fsa, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of fsa has shipped for CVE-2020-7615 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
Stop passing untrusted input into the interpreter or shell: call the affected binary with an argument array rather than a composed command string, reject anything outside a strict allowlist of expected values, and run the component under an account that cannot reach beyond the work it legitimately does.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2020-7615 in your dependencies?
Find it across npm, including transitive dependencies.