CVE-2020-36562

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—

7.5

Due to unchecked type assertions, maliciously crafted messages can cause panics, which may be used as a denial of service vector.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 62.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 28, 2022

Last Modified

April 11, 2025

References (4)

security@golanghttps://github.com/shiyanhui/dht/issues/57
security@golanghttps://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0040
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/shiyanhui/dht/issues/57
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0040

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
go	github.com/shiyanhui/dht	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

Go(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
github.com/shiyanhui/dht	—	—	—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-25 09:38 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-25 09:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-24 14:21 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-36562?

CVE-2020-36562 is a high vulnerability published on December 28, 2022. Due to unchecked type assertions, maliciously crafted messages can cause panics, which may be used as a denial of service vector.

When was CVE-2020-36562 disclosed?

CVE-2020-36562 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 28, 2022, with the most recent update on April 11, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-36562 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-36562 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 62.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-36562?

CVE-2020-36562 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-36562?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-36562, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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