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CVE-2020-0796 KEVRansomwarePublic exploit Critical · 10.0 EPSS 99.8%

Microsoft SMBv3 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft · SMBv3

Summary

A remote code execution flaw in Microsoft's SMBv3 protocol (Server Message Block 3.1.1) lies in how it handles certain requests, involving improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer. An attacker who can reach the affected SMBv3 client or server over the network, without needing credentials or any user interaction, can execute code on the target.

Official description · NVD

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'.

Breakdown
87.7 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in CISA KEV
Reports
3
Tactics
1/15

How an attack unfolds

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  1. How attackers get in

First seen exploited 3 months after disclosure. Public exploit code (PoC-in-GitHub) was available 4 months before disclosure.

  1. Public exploit codePoC-in-GitHub4 mo before
  2. Disclosedday 0
  3. First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+3 mo
  4. Added to CISA KEVknown ransomware use; EU database agrees+23 mo

CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.

techniques

1 , grouped by in kill-chain order, 4 cited passages 1

Initial AccessTA0001

Exploit Public-Facing Application T1190 Medium
AI mapping from the description · how it is exploited

Remote network exploitation of SMBv3 protocol

remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block 3.1.1
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Lower-confidence links (2)

These come from early or generic mappings, text matching, or contradict this CVE’s details (for example a public-facing technique on a bug that needs a user to open a file). Shown for completeness.

  • Exploitation for Client ExecutionT1203 server-side bug exploitable without user interaction; client-execution technique does not fit
  • Exploitation for Privilege EscalationT1068 machine-matched from report text

Detection

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Rules for this CVE

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What security researchers reported

Named in 3 threat reports
3 reportsmcafee.com2ptsecurity.com

Reports are matched by finding the exact id CVE-2020-0796 in their text; nobody has reviewed the match. One passage is shown per report, at most 320 characters, linked to the original.

Also mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

Pulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.

References

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