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Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2020-1472

TLP:CLEAR

Microsoft Netlogon Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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.

Facts

  • Vendor: Microsoft
  • Product: Netlogon
  • CVSS: 5.5
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 99.4 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 3 November 2021
  • First known exploitation: 3 November 2021
  • Used in ransomware campaigns (per CISA): Yes
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 3 May 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-330
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 3 November 2021

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD

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