CVE-2020-16898 HIGH

CVE-2020-16898: Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Microsoft
Product Windows 10 Version 1803
Published October 16, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024
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CVSS base score

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

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/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 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>

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 16, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated