Bitcoin Core 0.20.0 allows remote denial of service.

published 2020-09-10 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-6353

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.1%; EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

distros 1 links 1

bitcoin openSUSE Leap 16.0 27.1-bp160.2.1
bitcoin openSUSE Tumbleweed 31.0-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21149-1 openSUSE-SU-2026:11073-1

github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/commits/master advisory

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Exploit prediction

3.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

github.com /bitcoin/bitcoin/commits/master
patch, third-party-advisory
security.gentoo.org /glsa/202009-18
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
en.bitcoin.it /wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2020-14198
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-14198
NVD CVE-2020-14198

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