The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside grunt.file.readYAML.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-093223 advisory.

    The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the     function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside     grunt.file.readYAML.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the
    function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside
    grunt.file.readYAML. (CVE-2020-7729)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 ESM / 20.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5847-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Grunt was not properly loading YAML files before parsing them. An attacker could     possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-7729)

    It was discovered that Grunt was not properly handling symbolic links when performing file copy     operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2022-0436)

    It was discovered that there was a race condition in the Grunt file copy function, which could lead to an     arbitrary file write. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a local privilege escalation     attack or to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-1537)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4595-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Grunt did not properly load yaml files. An attacker could possibly use this to     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-7729)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It was discovered that there was a arbitrary code execution vulnerability in grunt, a JavaScript task runner. This was possible due to the unsafe loading of YAML documents.

For Debian 9 'Stretch', this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.1-5+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your grunt packages.

For the detailed security status of grunt please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/grunt

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
340383	Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: nodejs-grunt (UTSA-2026-093223)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
416750	SCA: security update for grunt (GHSA-m5pj-vjjf-4m3h)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
416750	SCA: security update for grunt (GHSA-m5pj-vjjf-4m3h)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
171105	Ubuntu 18.04 ESM / 20.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM : Grunt vulnerabilities (USN-5847-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	high
141621	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Grunt vulnerability (USN-4595-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	high
140468	Debian DLA-2368-1 : grunt security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	Local	high

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