CVE-2020-16863
HIGHWindows 7 and Windows Server 2008 - Denial of Service via Remote Desktop Service
Title source: llmDescription
<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows Remote Desktop Service when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the Remote Desktop Service on the target system to stop responding.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to run a specially crafted application against a server which provides Remote Desktop Service.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Remote Desktop Service handles connection requests.</p>
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16863
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0585
EPSS Percentile
92.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_server_2008
r2 sp1
Published
Oct 16, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026