CVE-2020-16996 json
Kerberos Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
published 2020-12-09 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-8953
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Kerberos Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Patch / fix
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.23298
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.23298
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.19968
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.19968
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.4283
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.4283
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.1817
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.1817
- Microsoft Windows Server version 2004 10.0.19043.867
- Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2 10.0.19043.867
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) 10.0.18363.1440
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
2.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows Server version 2004
- Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
References
-
msrc.microsoft.com
/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16996
vendor-advisory, patch
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16996
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-16996
- NVD CVE-2020-16996
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