🛡️ CVE-2020-36604 on Debian — node-hoek

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

hoek before 8.5.1 and 9.x before 9.0.3 allows prototype poisoning in the clone function.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2020-36604 as tracked by Debian, for the package node-hoek. The fix is available in version 9.0.3+~5.0.0+~4.0.0-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36604 is classified as CWE-1321: Prototype Pollution. Attacker input can modify an object prototype, changing behaviour for objects across the application.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36604 is recorded against 1 package.

  • node-hoek (fixed in 9.0.3+~5.0.0+~4.0.0-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 23 September 2022 and last revised on 5 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-09-23
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-08-05
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
node-hoek — 9.0.3+~5.0.0+~4.0.0-1

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