CVE-2020-11986 json
To be able to analyze gradle projects, the build scripts need to be executed.
published 2020-09-09 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-4309
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 9.9%
- EPSS 9.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
To be able to analyze gradle projects, the build scripts need to be executed. Apache NetBeans follows this pattern. This causes the code of the build script to be invoked at load time of the project. Apache NetBeans up to and including 12.0 did not request consent from the user for the analysis of the project at load time. This in turn will run potentially malicious code, from an external source, without the consent of the user.
Patch / fix
- netbeans Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 12.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11986
- netbeans Arch Linux 12.0_u1-1
arch linux advisories AVG-1221
Exploit prediction
9.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a Apache NetBeans
References
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rbb8ea1b684e73107a0a6a30245ad6112bec2e6e171368c808e69217e%40%3Cannounce.netbeans.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r0fb2ba21a0469f64c2dff945dbe68f7b1122e1bff2b2b46271682406%40%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/ra81cdcf325bf4ea085c178f95ed6b50d4f1c095be50577b2f9b88984%40%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-11986
- NVD CVE-2020-11986
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