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High, CVSS 8.6amended

Command injection in node-dns-sync

CVE-2020-11079GHSA-wh69-wc6q-7888

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (dns-sync 0.2.1), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • npm dns-sync

    Affected
    >= 0.1.3, < 0.2.1
    Fixed in
    0.2.1

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
8.6 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
  • CVE-2020-11079: 2.69% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 85.87 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

dns-sync through 0.2.0 allows execution of arbitrary commands . This issue may lead to remote code execution if a client of the library calls the vulnerable method with untrusted input.

Dates and revisions
Published by the source
Last modified by the source
Source last checked
  1. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-wh69-wc6q-7888

  2. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-wh69-wc6q-7888

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2020-11079

Advisory: Command injection in node-dns-sync
IDs: CVE-2020-11079, GHSA-wh69-wc6q-7888
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2020-11079 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:41 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.6)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: dns-sync 0.2.1. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm dns-sync: affected >= 0.1.3, < 0.2.1; fixed in 0.2.1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls dns-sync --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on dns-sync.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wh69-wc6q-7888 (OSV record GHSA-wh69-wc6q-7888 lists affected ranges: npm dns-sync >=0.1.3 <0.2.1 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wh69-wc6q-7888 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-wh69-wc6q-7888 lists affected ranges: npm dns-sync >=0.1.3 <0.2.1)

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