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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-7753

All versions of package trim are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via trim().

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.78%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

All versions of package trim are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via trim().

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.78% probability · 90th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-400
Affected
trim project/trim
Source
report@snyk.io
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 3.78%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 3.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.