CVE-2020-1597

7.5 HIGH
Published: August 17, 2020 Modified: February 23, 2026
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Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists when ASP.NET Core improperly handles web requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against an ASP.NET Core web application. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely, without authentication. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing specially crafted requests to the ASP.NET Core application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the ASP.NET Core web application handles web requests.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
7.6%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

fedoraproject microsoft