VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-26292

Creeper is an experimental dynamic, interpreted language.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.86%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.86%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Creeper is an experimental dynamic, interpreted language. The binary release of Creeper Interpreter 1.1.3 contains potential malware. The compromised binary release was available for a few hours between December 26, 2020 at 3:22 PM EST to December 26, 2020 at 11:00 PM EST. If you used the source code, you are **NOT** affected. This only affects the binary releases. The binary of unknown quality has been removed from the release. If you have downloaded the binary, please delete it and run a reputable antivirus scanner to ensure that your computer is clean.

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.86% probability · 56th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-507
Affected: chatter-social/creeper
Source: security-advisories@github.com

References

https://github.com/chatter-social/Creeper/security/advisories/GHSA-9v67-g2rg-m33jThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/chatter-social/Creeper/security/advisories/GHSA-9v67-g2rg-m33jThird Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.