Is CVE-2020-7610 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-7610 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-7610 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2020-7610 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-7610?

CVE-2020-7610 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2020-7610

CWE-502Published: March 30, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

All versions of bson before 1.1.4 are vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data. The package will ignore an unknown value for an object's _bsotype, leading to cases where an object is serialized as a document rather than the intended BSON type.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-7610 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-502): Insecure deserialization vulnerabilities allow attackers to inject malicious objects during deserialization, potentially enabling remote code execution.