Vulnerability · Published Jan 12, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-27637
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the r-base package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.3% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.3%top 16.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The R programming language’s default package manager CRAN is affected by a path traversal vulnerability that can lead to server compromise. This vulnerability affects packages installed via the R CMD install cli command or the install.packages() function from the interpreter. Update to version 4.0.3
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | r-base | 4.0.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27637 |
| Debian:13 | r-base | 4.0.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27637 |
| Debian:14 | r-base | 4.0.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27637 |