VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-6173
TUF (aka The Update Framework) 0.7.2 through 0.12.1 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 1.76%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.76%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
TUF (aka The Update Framework) 0.7.2 through 0.12.1 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- EPSS
- 1.76% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- linuxfoundation/the update framework
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf/commits/developPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf/issues/973Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf/commits/developPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf/issues/973Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.