High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-0718
CVE-2020-0718
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) mishandles objects in memory. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the Local System Account To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could send malicious requests to an Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) server. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) handles objects in memory.
Affected products
13cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: 6.2.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0718nvdPatchVendor Advisory
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