CVE-2020-26289

Name: CVE-2020-26289
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-12-28T19:15:12.907+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 2.15%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-26289 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. date-and-time is an npm package for manipulating date and time. In date-and-time before version 0.14.2, there a regular expression involved in parsing which can be exploited to to cause a denial of service. EPSS estimates a 2.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

date-and-time is an npm package for manipulating date and time. In date-and-time before version 0.14.2, there a regular expression involved in parsing which can be exploited to to cause a denial of service. This is fixed in version 0.14.2.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

2.15%

79.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Date-And-Time Project	Date-And-Time	< 0.14.2

References

https://github.com/knowledgecode/date-and-time/commit/9e4b501eacddccc8b1f559fb414f48472ee17c2aPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/knowledgecode/date-and-time/security/advisories/GHSA-r92x-f52r-x54gThird Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/package/date-and-timeProduct, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/knowledgecode/date-and-time/commit/9e4b501eacddccc8b1f559fb414f48472ee17c2aPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/knowledgecode/date-and-time/security/advisories/GHSA-r92x-f52r-x54gThird Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/package/date-and-timeProduct, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 28, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-26289?

How severe is CVE-2020-26289?

CVE-2020-26289 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.15% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-26289?

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Source: NVD / NIST