CVE-2020-0688 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Exchange Server due to improper handling of objects in memory. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH) and allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely with low attack complexity, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is actively exploited, including in known ransomware campaigns, with public exploit code available in Metasploit and ExploitDB. It has garnered significant community attention and media coverage, highlighting its severe risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2010:sp3_rollup_30:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:cumulative_update_23:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_14:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_15:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2019CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.