CVE-2020-36762: A vulnerability was found in ONS Digital RAS Collection Instrument up to 2.0.27 and classified as critical

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-36762?

ras collection instrument: upgrade to 2.0.28. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2020-36762 being exploited?

CVE-2020-36762 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2020-36762 affect?

CVE-2020-36762 affects ras collection instrument. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.5). A vulnerability was found in ONS Digital RAS Collection Instrument up to 2.0.27 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function jobs of the file .github/workflows/comment.yml. The manipulation of the argument $COMMENT_BOD

Q: How urgent is CVE-2020-36762?

Priority 40/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

This month

MEDIUM 5.5UPGRADE

CVE-2020-36762 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) affecting ras collection instrument. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in ONS Digital RAS Collection Instrument up to 2.0.27 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function jobs of the file .github/workflows/comment.yml. The manipulation of the argument $COMMENT_BODY leads to os command injection. Upgrading to version 2.0.28 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is dcaad2540f7d50c512ff2e031d3778dd9337db2b. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.5 (Medium)
Attack vector	Adjacent network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	2.3% (top 16%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-78
Published	2023-07-18
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: ons

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-07-18 15:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 03:16 UTCUpdated Record last modified

ons ras collection instrument UPGRADE

Affected: < 2.0.28

Fixed in: 2.0.28

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy ras-collection-instrument || rpm -q ras-collection-instrument || ras-collection-instrument --version

2. UPGRADE to 2.0.28 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade ras-collection-instrument

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade ras-collection-instrument

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2020-36762?

ras collection instrument: upgrade to 2.0.28. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2020-36762 being exploited?

CVE-2020-36762 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2020-36762 affect?

CVE-2020-36762 affects ras collection instrument. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.5). A vulnerability was found in ONS Digital RAS Collection Instrument up to 2.0.27 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function jobs of the file .github/workflows/comment.yml. The manipulation of the argument $COMMENT_BOD

How urgent is CVE-2020-36762?

Priority 40/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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