CVE-2020-1597 | ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability

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.

Published: 2020-08-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-1597 is rated Moderate Risk (61.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.56%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-1597

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 7.56% 6.56% -0.99%
2 2026-03-03 8.52% 7.56% -0.97%
3 2025-12-17 8.52%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-1597

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-1597

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2020-1597

GHSA-f8qx-mjcq-wfgx · Severity: high · Ecosystem: nuget — ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-1597

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1597

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-1597

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft asp.net_core 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:asp.net_core:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft asp.net_core 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:asp.net_core:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio_2017 >= 15.0, <= 15.8 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio_2019 >= 16.0, <= 16.3 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio_2019 >= 16.5, <= 16.6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 32 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 33 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-1597

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