CVE-2020-16898

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 10%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the ability to execute code on the target server or client. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to send specially crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets to a remote Windows computer. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows TCP/IP stack handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
60(Track)
EG Risk 60/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
10%
EPSS %ILE
95%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 16, 2020

Last Modified

February 23, 2026

References (2)

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(10 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (10 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCkomomon/CVE-2020-16898--EXP-POC
    First seen Oct 28, 2020

    CVE-2020-16898 Windows TCP/IP远程代码执行漏洞 EXP&POC

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCkomomon/CVE-2020-16898-EXP-POC
    First seen Oct 20, 2020

    CVE-2020-16898 Windows TCP/IP远程代码执行漏洞 EXP&POC

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCjiansiting/cve-2020-16898
    First seen Oct 17, 2020

    PoC BSOD for CVE-2020-16898

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  • GitHub PoCmomika233/CVE-2020-16898-exp
    First seen Oct 17, 2020
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  • GitHub PoC0xeb-bp/cve-2020-16898
    First seen Oct 16, 2020

    PoC BSOD for CVE-2020-16898 (badneighbor)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCinitconf/CVE-2020-16898-Bad-Neighbor
    First seen Oct 14, 2020

    Zeek detection for CVE-2020-16898-"Bad Neighbor"

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  • GitHub PoCZephrFish/CVE-2020-16898
    First seen Oct 14, 2020

    HoneyPoC 2.0: Proof-of-Concept (PoC) script to exploit IPv6 (CVE-2020-16898).

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  • GitHub PoCcorelight/CVE-2020-16898
    First seen Oct 14, 2020

    A network detection package for CVE-2020-16898 (Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability)

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  • GitHub PoCMaliek/CVE-2020-16898_Check
    First seen Oct 14, 2020

    Minor powershell script that checks for vulnerable interfaces.

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  • GitHub PoCadvanced-threat-research/CVE-2020-16898
    First seen Oct 7, 2020

    CVE-2020-16898 (Bad Neighbor) Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Vulnerability Detection Logic and Rule

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-16898?
CVE-2020-16898 is a high vulnerability published on October 16, 2020. <p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the ability to execute code on the target server or client.</p> <p>To exploit this…
When was CVE-2020-16898 disclosed?
CVE-2020-16898 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 16, 2020, with the most recent update on February 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-16898 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-16898 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 10% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 4.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-16898?
CVE-2020-16898 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-16898?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-16898, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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