SARA / Free Tools / KEV / CVE-2020-0688

CVE-2020-0688 on CISA KEV

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Exchange software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Exchange Memory Corruption Vulnerability'.

CISA KEV — Actively Exploited

Microsoft Exchange Server Validation Key Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor / Product
— / Microsoft / Exchange Server
Added to KEV
2021-11-03
BOD 22-01 due
2022-05-03
Ransomware use
Known
CVSS / EPSS
· EPSS 94.40%

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Exchange software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Exchange Memory Corruption Vulnerability'.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2013Cumulative Update 23
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 3unspecified
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 14unspecified
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 15unspecified
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 4unspecified
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3 Update Rollup 30unspecified

06Detection

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