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CVE-2020-16863
HIGH7.5
Description
<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows Remote Desktop Service when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the Remote Desktop Service on the target system to stop responding.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to run a specially crafted application against a server which provides Remote Desktop Service.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Remote Desktop Service handles connection requests.</p>
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score7.5
SeverityHIGH
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack VectorNETWORK
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
Published10/16/2020
Last Modified2/23/2026
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
microsoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_server_2008
References
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16863(secure@microsoft.com)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16863(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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