CVE-2020-16894: Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

Status: Modified - Last modified: 31-12-2023 Published: 16-10-2020

CVE-2020-16894
Vulnerability Scoring

7.7
/10

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low Impact
  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Privileges Required: Low Impact
  • Scope: CHANGED
  • User Interaction: NONE

CIA Impact Definition

  • Confidentiality:
  • Integrity:
  • Availability: HIGH IMPACT

CVE-2020-16894 Vulnerability Summary

<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>

Access Complexity Graph for CVE-2020-16894

Impact Analysis for CVE-2020-16894

CVE-2020-16894: Detailed Information and External References

EPSS

0.00242

EPSS %

0.63762

References

0.00242

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS3 Source

secure@microsoft.com

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

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