CVE-2020-16898
high · 8.8<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>
8.8
CVSS
10.9%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
96th
EPSS percentile
2020-10-16
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | 1709 |
| microsoft | windows_10 | 1803 |
| microsoft | windows_10 | 1809 |
| microsoft | windows_10 | 1903 |
| microsoft | windows_10 | 1909 |
| microsoft | windows_10 | 2004 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | 1903 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | 1909 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | 2004 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | all versions |
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