CVE-2020-7655

Name: CVE-2020-7655
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-05-21T15:15:09.89+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.1/10EPSS 0.81%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-7655 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. netius prior to 1.17.58 is vulnerable to HTTP Request Smuggling. HTTP pipelining issues and request smuggling attacks might be possible due to incorrect Transfer encoding header parsing which could allow for CL:TE or TE:TE attacks.. EPSS estimates a 0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

netius prior to 1.17.58 is vulnerable to HTTP Request Smuggling. HTTP pipelining issues and request smuggling attacks might be possible due to incorrect Transfer encoding header parsing which could allow for CL:TE or TE:TE attacks.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.1/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.81%

52.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-444

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hive	Netius	< 1.17.58

References

https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-NETIUS-569141Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-NETIUS-569141Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: May 21, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-7655?

How severe is CVE-2020-7655?

CVE-2020-7655 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.81% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7655?

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Source: NVD / NIST