CVE-2020-16898
high-risk
Published 2020-10-16
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the ability to execute code on the target server or client.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to send specially crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets to a remote Windows computer.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows TCP/IP stack handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.</p>
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32.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 67% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 8.8/10
High
ADJACENT_NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (10)
Affected Vendors
59
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
27/34 · High
Exploitability
16/34 · Moderate
Exposure
16/34 · Moderate