CVE-2020-16863

HIGH

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 - Denial of Service via Remote Desktop Service

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

<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

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