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CVE-2020-8129 — script-manager

CRITICAL

CVE-2020-8129 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) Code Injection vulnerability in script-manager. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for script-manager — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Code Injection in script-manager

Also known asGHSA-rhwf-hqpr-q8g2
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
1 known
Exploitation data as of Oct 9, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
2.9%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs87th percentile — riskier than 87% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%1.23%2.45%3.68%0.5%0.5%0.5%2.9%2.9%Apr 26Jun 26Oct 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2020-8129 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.

5other npm packages depend on this — each one inherits the vulnerability until it's patched upstream
script-managernpm
1Kdownloads / week

Description

An unintended require vulnerability in script-manager npm package version 0.8.6 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
📦npmscript-managerall versions0.9.0npm install script-manager@0.9.0

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
script-managerscript-manager_project
≤ 0.8.6
range
Exploits & PoCs
1

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

An unintended require vulnerability in script-manager npm package versio…

hackerone.comNVDFeb 2020

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for script-manager, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update script-manager to 0.9.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-8129 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    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

An unintended require vulnerability in script-manager npm package version 0.8.6 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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