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Vulnerability details: VCID-mzqw-9gd4-6qf4
Vulnerability ID VCID-mzqw-9gd4-6qf4
Aliases CVE-2020-26226
GHSA-r2j6-p67h-q639
Summary Secret disclosure when containing characters that become URI encoded ### Impact Secrets that would normally be masked by `semantic-release` can be accidentally disclosed if they contain characters that become encoded when included in a URL. ### Patches Fixed in v17.2.3 ### Workarounds Secrets that do not contain characters that become encoded when included in a URL are already masked properly.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r2j6-p67h-q639
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/commit/ca90b34c4a9333438cc4d69faeb43362bb991e5a
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/commit/ca90b34c4a9333438cc4d69faeb43362bb991e5a
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/security/advisories/GHSA-r2j6-p67h-q639
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/security/advisories/GHSA-r2j6-p67h-q639
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/security/advisories/GHSA-r2j6-p67h-q639
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26226
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26226
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-26226
https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/commit/ca90b34c4a9333438cc4d69faeb43362bb991e5a
https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/security/advisories/GHSA-r2j6-p67h-q639
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26226
GHSA-r2j6-p67h-q639 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r2j6-p67h-q639
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/commit/ca90b34c4a9333438cc4d69faeb43362bb991e5a
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/security/advisories/GHSA-r2j6-p67h-q639
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26226
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.38258
EPSS Score 0.00171
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:00:16.667748+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2020/11/GHSA-r2j6-p67h-q639/GHSA-r2j6-p67h-q639.json 38.0.0