Known Exploited Vulnerability
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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2020-0796
Microsoft SMBv3 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block 3.1.1 (SMBv3) protocol handles certain requests, aka 'Windows SMBv3 Client/Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

INFO

Published Date :

March 12, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 4, 2025, 8:28 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block 3.1.1 (SMBv3) protocol handles certain requests. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the ability to execute code on the target server or client.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0796

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-0796 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_10
2 Microsoft windows_server_2016
3 Microsoft windows_10_1909
4 Microsoft windows_server_1903
5 Microsoft windows_server_1909
6 Microsoft windows_10_1903
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by applying the relevant cumulative updates.
  • Apply the appropriate cumulative update.
  • Reboot the affected system.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-0796 has a 373 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-0796.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156731/CoronaBlue-SMBGhost-Microsoft-Windows-10-SMB-3.1.1-Proof-Of-Concept.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156732/Microsoft-Windows-SMB-3.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156980/Microsoft-Windows-10-SMB-3.1.1-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157110/SMBv3-Compression-Buffer-Overflow.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157901/Microsoft-Windows-SMBGhost-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158054/SMBleed-SMBGhost-Pre-Authentication-Remote-Code-Execution-Proof-Of-Concept.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0796 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156731/CoronaBlue-SMBGhost-Microsoft-Windows-10-SMB-3.1.1-Proof-Of-Concept.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156732/Microsoft-Windows-SMB-3.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156980/Microsoft-Windows-10-SMB-3.1.1-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157110/SMBv3-Compression-Buffer-Overflow.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157901/Microsoft-Windows-SMBGhost-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158054/SMBleed-SMBGhost-Pre-Authentication-Remote-Code-Execution-Proof-Of-Concept.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0796 Patch Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-0796 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

conti tryhackme

Updated: 3 days, 18 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 19, 2025, 11:06 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 15, 2025, 9:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 310 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 6, 2025, 7:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 26, 2025, 6:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 24, 2025, 10:24 p.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.

None

Pascal Batchfile Python JavaScript CSS HTML

Updated: 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 21, 2025, 1:55 p.m. This repo has been linked 14 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 20, 2025, 6:13 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

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Python

Updated: 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 17, 2025, 9:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

Vulnerabilidades Conhecidas em Sistemas Windows Desatualizados

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 13, 2025, 3:24 p.m. This repo has been linked 17 different CVEs too.

OSCP Cheat Sheet

Updated: 1 month ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 5, 2025, 10:38 p.m. This repo has been linked 73 different CVEs too.

OSCP Cheat Sheet

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 5, 2025, 4:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 73 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 2, 2025, 7:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 72 different CVEs too.

Windows 11 Penetration test

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 26, 2025, 7:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Vulnerability Scan Report

Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 26, 2025, 2:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

Multi-year critical infrastructure exposure analysis (2017-2025) - Educational cybersecurity research

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 20, 2025, 10:46 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-0796 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Hacker News
Hackers Target Over 70 Microsoft Exchange Servers to Steal Credentials via Keyloggers

Unidentified threat actors have been observed targeting publicly exposed Microsoft Exchange servers to inject malicious code into the login pages that harvest their credentials. Positive Technologies, ... Read more

Published Date: Jun 24, 2025 (1 month, 4 weeks ago)
  • Help Net Security
Researchers unearth keyloggers on Outlook login pages

Unknown threat actors have compromised internet-accessible Microsoft Exchange Servers of government organizations and companies around the world, and have injected the organizations’ Outlook on the We ... Read more

Published Date: Jun 17, 2025 (2 months ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-0796 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Feb. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156731/CoronaBlue-SMBGhost-Microsoft-Windows-10-SMB-3.1.1-Proof-Of-Concept.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156732/Microsoft-Windows-SMB-3.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156980/Microsoft-Windows-10-SMB-3.1.1-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157110/SMBv3-Compression-Buffer-Overflow.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157901/Microsoft-Windows-SMBGhost-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158054/SMBleed-SMBGhost-Pre-Authentication-Remote-Code-Execution-Proof-Of-Concept.html
    Added Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0796
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156731/CoronaBlue-SMBGhost-Microsoft-Windows-10-SMB-3.1.1-Proof-Of-Concept.html Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156731/CoronaBlue-SMBGhost-Microsoft-Windows-10-SMB-3.1.1-Proof-Of-Concept.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156732/Microsoft-Windows-SMB-3.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156732/Microsoft-Windows-SMB-3.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156980/Microsoft-Windows-10-SMB-3.1.1-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156980/Microsoft-Windows-10-SMB-3.1.1-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157110/SMBv3-Compression-Buffer-Overflow.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157110/SMBv3-Compression-Buffer-Overflow.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157901/Microsoft-Windows-SMBGhost-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157901/Microsoft-Windows-SMBGhost-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158054/SMBleed-SMBGhost-Pre-Authentication-Remote-Code-Execution-Proof-Of-Concept.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158054/SMBleed-SMBGhost-Pre-Authentication-Remote-Code-Execution-Proof-Of-Concept.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-119
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158054/SMBleed-SMBGhost-Pre-Authentication-Remote-Code-Execution-Proof-Of-Concept.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157901/Microsoft-Windows-SMBGhost-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157110/SMBv3-Compression-Buffer-Overflow.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156980/Microsoft-Windows-10-SMB-3.1.1-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156731/CoronaBlue-SMBGhost-Microsoft-Windows-10-SMB-3.1.1-Proof-Of-Concept.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156731/CoronaBlue-SMBGhost-Microsoft-Windows-10-SMB-3.1.1-Proof-Of-Concept.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156732/Microsoft-Windows-SMB-3.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156732/Microsoft-Windows-SMB-3.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0796 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0796 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156731/CoronaBlue-SMBGhost-Microsoft-Windows-10-SMB-3.1.1-Proof-Of-Concept.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156732/Microsoft-Windows-SMB-3.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

94.42 }} -0.01%

score

0.99977

percentile