CVE-2020-36762

Name: CVE-2020-36762
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-07-18T15:15:11.133+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.95%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-36762 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in ONS Digital RAS Collection Instrument up to 2.0.27 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function jobs of the file .github/workflows/comment.yml. EPSS estimates a 1.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in ONS Digital RAS Collection Instrument up to 2.0.27 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function jobs of the file .github/workflows/comment.yml. The manipulation of the argument $COMMENT_BODY leads to os command injection. Upgrading to version 2.0.28 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is dcaad2540f7d50c512ff2e031d3778dd9337db2b. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-234248.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.95%

77.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ons	Ras Collection Instrument	< 2.0.28

References

https://github.com/ONSdigital/ras-collection-instrument/commit/dcaad2540f7d50c512ff2e031d3778dd9337db2bPatch
https://github.com/ONSdigital/ras-collection-instrument/pull/199Patch
https://github.com/ONSdigital/ras-collection-instrument/releases/tag/2.0.28Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.234248Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.234248Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/ONSdigital/ras-collection-instrument/commit/dcaad2540f7d50c512ff2e031d3778dd9337db2bPatch
https://github.com/ONSdigital/ras-collection-instrument/pull/199Patch
https://github.com/ONSdigital/ras-collection-instrument/releases/tag/2.0.28Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.234248Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.234248Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jul 18, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-36762?

How severe is CVE-2020-36762?

CVE-2020-36762 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36762?

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Source: NVD / NIST