CVE-2020-1472

Microsoft Netlogon Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft / Netlogon

Risk tier: Critical — known ransomware use

Description

Microsoft's Netlogon Remote Protocol (MS-NRPC) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability when an attacker establishes a vulnerable Netlogon secure channel connection to a domain controller. An attacker who successfully exploits the vulnerability could run a specially crafted application on a device on the network. The vulnerability is also known under the moniker of Zerologon.

NVD enrichment (full description, CVSS vector, CWEs) has not completed for this CVE yet — shown above is the CISA KEV short description only.

Scoring

  • CVSS: Not yet available
  • EPSS exploitation probability: Not yet available
  • EPSS percentile: Not yet available

CISA KEV status

  • Added to KEV: 2021-11-03
  • Remediation due date: 2022-05-03
  • Known ransomware campaign use: Known

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