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CVE-2020-7598
n/a minimist — minimist before 1.2.2 could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "constructor" or "__proto__" payload.
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N H N N U L L L 5.6 .0193 79.7 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
minimist All versions prior to version 1.2.2 – —
TIMELINE
Jan 21 Reserved by snyk
Mar 11 Published (CNA: snyk)
Oct 8 ENRICHED — CVE-2020-7598 (minimist). Received CVSS 5.6 and CPE data from NVD.
Oct 8 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2020-7598 (minimist). Public exploit reference added.
Description
minimist before 1.2.2 could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "constructor" or "__proto__" payload.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| January 21, 2020 | Reserved | Reserved by snyk |
| March 11, 2020 | Published | Published (CNA: snyk) |
| October 8, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2020-7598 (minimist). Received CVSS 5.6 and CPE data from NVD. |
| October 8, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2020-7598 (minimist). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| n/a | minimist | — | All versions prior to version 1.2.2 | — |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2020-7598 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.
