CVE-2020-0718
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.036 · 89 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) mishandles objects in memory. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the Local System Account</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could send malicious requests to an Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) server.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) handles objects in memory.</p>
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.5–8.8
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affected products (38)
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references (8)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/49616cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0718cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0718cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidancePatchcnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/zh-CN/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0718cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Microsoft-Windows-vulnerabilities-of-September-2020-33277cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0718enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0718PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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