CVE-2020-0688 KEV EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 100% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03.
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Exchange software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Exchange Memory Corruption Vulnerability'.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 99.96% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-05-03 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-02-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Exchange Server Validation Key Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due | 2022-05-03 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Exchange Server |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | exchange server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Exchange Control Panel - Viewstate Deserialization (Metasploit) | 2020-03-05 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Exchange 2019 15.2.221.12 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution | 2020-03-02 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156592/Microsoft-Exchange-2019-15.2.221.12-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156620/Exchange-Control-Panel-Viewstate-Deserialization.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0688
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-258/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156592/Microsoft-Exchange-2019-15.2.221.12-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156620/Exchange-Control-Panel-Viewstate-Deserialization.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0688
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-258/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0688
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