CVE-2020-28362

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Go before 1.14.12 and 1.15.x before 1.15.4 allows Denial of Service.

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

golangAmazon

Fixed in:0:1.15.5-1.amzn2.0.2

golang-binAmazon

Fixed in:0:1.15.5-1.amzn2.0.2

golang-docsAmazon

Fixed in:0:1.15.5-1.amzn2.0.2

golang-miscAmazon

Fixed in:0:1.15.5-1.amzn2.0.2

golang-raceAmazon

Fixed in:0:1.15.5-1.amzn2.0.2

golang-srcAmazon

Fixed in:0:1.15.5-1.amzn2.0.2

golang-testsAmazon

Fixed in:0:1.15.5-1.amzn2.0.2

golang-1.15Debian

Fixed in:1.15.5-1CVE-2020-28362

This Debian release reached end-of-life on 2024-08-14.

Go Programming LanguageWindows application

Affected:1.14.12Fixed in:1.14.12https://go.dev

Affected:1.15 1.15.5Fixed in:1.15.5https://go.dev

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.86%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-4000	Low	3.7	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-0601	High	8.1	89%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2009-3555	Critical	9.8	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-26923	High	8.8	84%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-27823	Critical	9.8	54%	-	-
CVE-2022-42979	High	8.8	24%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2020-28362?

Published advisories record a fix for 9 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2020-28362 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-28362 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 3.9% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2020-28362?

CVE-2020-28362 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2020-28362 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for golang (Amazon), golang-bin (Amazon), golang-docs (Amazon), golang-misc (Amazon), and 5 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-17.