Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2020-16894
<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) on a host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause the host server to crash.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker who already has a privileged account on a guest operating system, running as a virtual machine, could run a specially crafted application that causes a host machine to crash.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Windows NAT accesses the host.</p>
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.049 (91.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1607
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core Installation) — versions 10.0.0
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16894 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16894?
- CVE-2020-16894 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16894?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.