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Source: python · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2020-8492Unknown / EvaluatingHIGH (raw)CVSS 7.1CWE-400

Python 2.7 through 2.7.17, 3.5 through 3.5.9, 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.6, and 3.8 through 3.8.1 allows an HTTP server to conduct Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks against a client because of urllib.request.AbstractBasicAuthHandler catastrophic backtracking.

Published: 31 Jan 2020•Last updated: 14 Oct 2026, 02:47 PM IST•Source identifier: cve@mitre.org
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance not available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
7.1HIGH (raw)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
6.6%0.066
Percentile94th
Weakness type
CWE-400
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Python 2.7 through 2.7.17, 3.5 through 3.5.9, 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.6, and 3.8 through 3.8.1 allows an HTTP server to conduct Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks against a client because of urllib.request.AbstractBasicAuthHandler catastrophic backtracking.

SOC priority

High

Actively exploited

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: SOC ecosystem technology relevance; HIGH severity; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

5 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • python python · >= 2.7.0 <= 2.7.17; >= 3.5.0 <= 3.5.9; >= 3.6.0 <= 3.6.10; >= 3.7.0 <= 3.7.6; >= 3.8.0 <= 3.8.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • opensuse leap · 15.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • canonical ubuntu linux · 12.04; 14.04; 16.04; 18.04; 19.10; 20.04 · NVD CPE · Source
  • fedoraproject fedora · 31; 32 · NVD CPE · Source
  • debian debian linux · 9.0 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

No rule-based guidance for this vulnerability class

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
cve@mitre.org
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

3 public sources
bugs.python.orgSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordgithub.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2020-8492
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2020-8492
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2020-8492"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
Open KQL Library

Correlated briefings

— No published briefing references this CVE

SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.