CVE-2020-17051CriticalCVSS 9.8

Windows Network File System Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published
November 10, 2020
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2020-17051 →

📋 Description

What is the attack vector for this vulnerability? In a network-based attack an attacker with write access to an NFS share could execute code remotely within the kernel. Is this CVE wormable? This CVE is wormable between machines hosting writable NFS shares. Where should the customer be applying the update? The vulnerability only exists in Windows NFS Servers.

🎯 Affected products18

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)

✅ Remediation

KB4586781 (Security Update) KB4586793 (Security Update) KB4586786 (Security Update) KB4586830 (Security Update) KB4586807 (Monthly Rollup) KB4586817 (Security Only) KB4586827 (Monthly Rollup) KB4586805 (Security Only) KB4586834 (Monthly Rollup) KB4586808 (Security Only) KB4586845 (Monthly Rollup) KB4586823 (Security Only)

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