MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2020-0765

Remote Desktop Connection Manager vulnerability

CVSS
5.5
EPSS
4.6%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) application when it improperly parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity, aka 'Remote Desktop Connection Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Remote Desktop Connection Manager
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2020-03-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

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-2020-0765

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-0765.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

How ThreatPort helps with CVE-2020-0765

ThreatPort's external attack surface scanner checks your internet-facing assets — agentlessly, from the outside in — for the exposed services and versions that CVE-2020-0765 affects, then prioritises the finding by real risk using CISA KEV and FIRST.org EPSS.

Run a free external exposure scan

Are you exposed to CVE-2020-0765?

Run an instant, non-intrusive external scan to check your attack surface for CVE-2020-0765.

Start free scan

No credit card. Agentless.