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CVE-2020-0688 — Microsoft Exchange Server Validation Key Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2020-0688 · CWE: CWE-287

CVE-2020-0688: Microsoft Exchange Server Validation Key Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Vendor / project Microsoft
Product Exchange Server
Date added 2021-11-03
Due date 2022-05-03
Ransomware campaign use Known

Description

Microsoft Exchange Server Validation Key fails to properly create unique keys at install time, allowing for remote code execution.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0688

Weakness behind it

CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-287. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.

References

  • NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0688
  • KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

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