Active Directory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published Sep 11, 2020
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.61%
Description
<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>
Affected products
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- Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) Defaultn/a
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server version 2004 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
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
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 27, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
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Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
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| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.61% (0.03608) | 89.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.61% (0.03608) | 87.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.55% (0.10549) | 92.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 28.69% (0.28691) | 94.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.55% (0.10549) | 92.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.06% (0.02057) | 89.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 1.65% (0.01651) | 87.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2024 | 1.67% (0.01665) | 87.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 1.18% (0.01180) | 83.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 1.60% (0.01601) | 86.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 1.79% (0.01790) | 86.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01919) | 87.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 29, 2023 | 1.66% (0.01656) | 86.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2023 | 1.26% (0.01258) | 83.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.73% (0.01734) | 85.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01967) | 78.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01967) | 76.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.89% (0.09891) | 87.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 32.21% (0.32208) | 97.60th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 32.21% (0.32208) | 97.57th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 9.57% (0.09575) | 94.86th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 9.57% (0.09575) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0761 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0761 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.