CVE-2020-0718 HIGH

CVE-2020-0718: Active Directory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Microsoft
Product Windows Server version 2004
Published September 11, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

What the vulnerability does

01Description

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) mishandles objects in memory. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the Local System Account</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could send malicious requests to an Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) server.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) handles objects in memory.</p>

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 11, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated