CVE-2019-1301
High severity vulnerability that affects System.Management.Automation
A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET Core improperly handles web requests, aka '.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET Core improperly handles web requests, aka '.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
- Record
CVE-2019-1301- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET Core improperly handles web requests, aka '.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
- Record
CVE-2019-1301- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0655 No score
A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET Core improperly handles web requests, aka '.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0655- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-62gw-3rmj-wmp2
7.5
High severity vulnerability that affects System.Management.Automation
Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2019-1301: Denial of Service Vulnerability in PowerShell Core
Executive Summary
A denial of service vulnerability exists when PowerShell Core or .NET Core improperly handles web requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against a PowerShell Core scripts.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the .NET Core handles web requests.
System administrators are advised to update PowerShell Core to an unaffected version (see affected software.)
Discussion
Please open a support question to discussion the PowerShell aspects of this advisory. Please use dotnet/announcements#121 for discussion of the .NET aspects this advisory.
<a name="affected-software">Affected Software</a>
The vulnerability affects PowerShell Core prior to the following versions:
| PowerShell Core Version | Fixed in | |-------------------------|-------------------| | 6.1 | 6.1.6 | | 6.2 | 6.2.3 | | 7.0 | unaffected | |5 | unaffected |
Advisory FAQ
How do I know if I am affected?
If all of the following are true:
- Run
pwsh -v, then, check the version in the table in Affected Software to see if your version of PowerShell Core is affected. - If you are running a version of PowerShell Core where the executable is not
pwshorpwsh.exe, then you are affected. This only existed for preview version of6.0.
How do I update to an unaffected version?
Follow the instructions at Installing PowerShell Core to install the latest version of PowerShell Core.
Other Information
Reporting Security Issues
If you have found a potential security issue in PowerShell Core, please email details to [email protected].
Support
You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the PowerShell organization. This is located at https://github.com/PowerShell/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/PowerShell/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue where you can ask questions.
What if the update breaks my script or module?
You can uninstall the newer version of PowerShell Core and install the previous version of PowerShell Core. This should be treated as a temporary measure. Therefore, the script or module should be updated to work with the patched version of PowerShell Core.
Acknowledgments
Paul Ryman of VMware Sydney Engineering Team
Microsoft recognizes the efforts of those in the security community who help us protect customers through coordinated vulnerability disclosure.
See acknowledgments for more information.
External Links
- Record
GHSA-62gw-3rmj-wmp2- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET Core improperly handles web requests, aka '.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
- Record
CVE-2019-1301- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-62gw-3rmj-wmp2
7.5
High severity vulnerability that affects System.Management.Automation
Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2019-1301: Denial of Service Vulnerability in PowerShell Core
Executive Summary
A denial of service vulnerability exists when PowerShell Core or .NET Core improperly handles web requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against a PowerShell Core scripts.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the .NET Core handles web requests.
System administrators are advised to update PowerShell Core to an unaffected version (see affected software.)
Discussion
Please open a support question to discussion the PowerShell aspects of this advisory. Please use dotnet/announcements#121 for discussion of the .NET aspects this advisory.
<a name="affected-software">Affected Software</a>
The vulnerability affects PowerShell Core prior to the following versions:
| PowerShell Core Version | Fixed in | |-------------------------|-------------------| | 6.1 | 6.1.6 | | 6.2 | 6.2.3 | | 7.0 | unaffected | |5 | unaffected |
Advisory FAQ
How do I know if I am affected?
If all of the following are true:
- Run
pwsh -v, then, check the version in the table in Affected Software to see if your version of PowerShell Core is affected. - If you are running a version of PowerShell Core where the executable is not
pwshorpwsh.exe, then you are affected. This only existed for preview version of6.0.
How do I update to an unaffected version?
Follow the instructions at Installing PowerShell Core to install the latest version of PowerShell Core.
Other Information
Reporting Security Issues
If you have found a potential security issue in PowerShell Core, please email details to [email protected].
Support
You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the PowerShell organization. This is located at https://github.com/PowerShell/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/PowerShell/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue where you can ask questions.
What if the update breaks my script or module?
You can uninstall the newer version of PowerShell Core and install the previous version of PowerShell Core. This should be treated as a temporary measure. Therefore, the script or module should be updated to work with the patched version of PowerShell Core.
Acknowledgments
Paul Ryman of VMware Sydney Engineering Team
Microsoft recognizes the efforts of those in the security community who help us protect customers through coordinated vulnerability disclosure.
See acknowledgments for more information.
External Links
- Record
GHSA-62gw-3rmj-wmp2- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:2731
5.9
Red Hat Security Advisory: .NET Core on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security and bug fix update
- Record
RHSA-2019:2731- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:2732
5.9
Red Hat Security Advisory: .NET Core on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security and bug fix update
- Record
RHSA-2019:2732- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
System.Management.AutomationNuGet |
6.2.0 up to 6.2.3 | 6.2.3 |
System.Management.AutomationNuGet |
6.0.0 up to 6.1.6 | 6.1.6 |
System.Management.AutomationNuGet |
6.2.0 up to 6.2.3, plus listed versions 6.2.16.2.2 |
6.2.3 |
System.Management.AutomationNuGet |
6.0.0 up to 6.1.6, plus listed versions 6.0.46.0.56.1.16.1.26.1.36.1.46.1.5 |
6.1.6 |
dotnetRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:2.1.509-1.el8_0 | 0:2.1.509-1.el8_0 |
dotnet-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:2.1.509-1.el8_0 | 0:2.1.509-1.el8_0 |
dotnet-debugsourceRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:2.1.509-1.el8_0 | 0:2.1.509-1.el8_0 |
dotnet-hostRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:2.1.13-1.el8_0 | 0:2.1.13-1.el8_0 |
dotnet-host-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:2.1.13-1.el8_0 | 0:2.1.13-1.el8_0 |
dotnet-host-fxr-2.1Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:2.1.13-1.el8_0 | 0:2.1.13-1.el8_0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dotnet-host-fxr-2.1-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:2.1.13-1.el8_0 | 0:2.1.13-1.el8_0 |
dotnet-runtime-2.1Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:2.1.13-1.el8_0 | 0:2.1.13-1.el8_0 |
dotnet-runtime-2.1-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:2.1.13-1.el8_0 | 0:2.1.13-1.el8_0 |
dotnet-sdk-2.1Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:2.1.509-1.el8_0 | 0:2.1.509-1.el8_0 |
dotnet-sdk-2.1.5xxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:2.1.509-1.el8_0 | 0:2.1.509-1.el8_0 |
dotnet-sdk-2.1.5xx-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:2.1.509-1.el8_0 | 0:2.1.509-1.el8_0 |
rh-dotnet21Red Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.1::el7 |
before 0:2.1-12.el7 | 0:2.1-12.el7 |
rh-dotnet21-dotnetRed Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.1::el7 |
before 0:2.1.509-1.el7 | 0:2.1.509-1.el7 |
rh-dotnet21-dotnet-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.1::el7 |
before 0:2.1.509-1.el7 | 0:2.1.509-1.el7 |
rh-dotnet21-dotnet-hostRed Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.1::el7 |
before 0:2.1.13-1.el7 | 0:2.1.13-1.el7 |
rh-dotnet21-dotnet-runtime-2.1Red Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.1::el7 |
before 0:2.1.13-1.el7 | 0:2.1.13-1.el7 |
rh-dotnet21-dotnet-sdk-2.1Red Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.1::el7 |
before 0:2.1.509-1.el7 | 0:2.1.509-1.el7 |
rh-dotnet21-dotnet-sdk-2.1.5xxRed Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.1::el7 |
before 0:2.1.509-1.el7 | 0:2.1.509-1.el7 |
rh-dotnet21-runtimeRed Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.1::el7 |
before 0:2.1-12.el7 | 0:2.1-12.el7 |
rh-dotnet22Red Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.2::el7 |
before 0:2.2-9.el7 | 0:2.2-9.el7 |
rh-dotnet22-dotnetRed Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.2::el7 |
before 0:2.2.109-1.el7 | 0:2.2.109-1.el7 |
rh-dotnet22-dotnet-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.2::el7 |
before 0:2.2.109-1.el7 | 0:2.2.109-1.el7 |
rh-dotnet22-dotnet-hostRed Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.2::el7 |
before 0:2.2.7-1.el7 | 0:2.2.7-1.el7 |
rh-dotnet22-dotnet-host-fxr-2.2Red Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.2::el7 |
before 0:2.2.7-1.el7 | 0:2.2.7-1.el7 |
rh-dotnet22-dotnet-runtime-2.2Red Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.2::el7 |
before 0:2.2.7-1.el7 | 0:2.2.7-1.el7 |
rh-dotnet22-dotnet-sdk-2.2Red Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.2::el7 |
before 0:2.2.109-1.el7 | 0:2.2.109-1.el7 |
rh-dotnet22-dotnet-sdk-2.2.1xxRed Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.2::el7 |
before 0:2.2.109-1.el7 | 0:2.2.109-1.el7 |
rh-dotnet22-runtimeRed Hat:rhel_dotnet:2.2::el7 |
before 0:2.2-9.el7 | 0:2.2-9.el7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-1301 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft .net Core, published September 11, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.33%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in System.Management.Automation 6.2.3.
References
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1301
github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/security/advisories/GHSA-62gw-3rmj-wmp2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1301
github.com/advisories/GHSA-62gw-3rmj-wmp2
github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2731
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access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1750793
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2019/rhsa-2019_2731.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1301
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1301
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1301
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2732
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2019/rhsa-2019_2732.json