7.5

CVE-2020-16896: microsoft windows_10

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 16-10-2020Last modified 18-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-16896 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft windows_10. EPSS estimates a 12.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
12.60%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-10-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 18-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to run a specially crafted application against a server which provides Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how RDP handles connection requests.</p>

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

12.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 12.60% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
12.60%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft26 products

1 vendor · 26 products

References

1 links