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CVE-2020-16899

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 13.35% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-10-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

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CVE
CVE-2020-16899
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
13.35%
Windows

Original NVD Description

<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to send specially crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets to a remote Windows computer. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows TCP/IP stack handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.</p>