HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2020-0612

Windows Server 2016 vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.6%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests, aka 'Windows Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Server 2016
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2020-01-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-0612

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Server 2016 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-0612.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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