CVE-2020-15586
CVE-2020-15586 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Golang Go with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.9. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-362.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.9)
- CVSS v2: 4.3
- EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (85th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-362
- Affected product: Golang Go
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Go before 1.13.13 and 1.14.x before 1.14.5 has a data race in some net/http servers, as demonstrated by the httputil.ReverseProxy Handler, because it reads a request body and writes a response at the same time.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-15586?
- Go before 1.13.13 and 1.14.x before 1.14.5 has a data race in some net/http servers, as demonstrated by the httputil.ReverseProxy Handler, because it reads a request body and writes a response at the same time.
- How severe is CVE-2020-15586?
- CVE-2020-15586 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.9, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2020-15586 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (85th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2020-15586?
- CVE-2020-15586 primarily affects Golang Go. In total, 9 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2020-15586?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2020-15586 published?
- CVE-2020-15586 was published on 2020-07-17 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00077.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00082.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00030.html
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/XZNfaiwgt2w
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/f2c5bqrGH_g
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00037.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00038.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OCR6LAKCVKL55KJQPPBBWVQGOP7RL2RW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WIRVUHD7TJIT7JJ33FKHIVTHPYABYPHR/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0005/
- https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2020-15586/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4848
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
Affected products (9)
- cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-deployment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:routing-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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