CVE-2020-0618

Microsoft SQL Server: Reporting Services Remote Code Execution

As of , CVE-2020-0618 in Microsoft SQL Server is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 18 September 2024
US federal deadline
9 October 202421 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
KnownCISA changed it from Unknown to Known on 14 August 2026.
EPSS score
0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.97 on 18 September 2024EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry
Fix
Vendor advice: msrc.microsoft.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services contains a deserialization vulnerability when handling page requests incorrectly. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the Report Server service account.

CISA's description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services when it incorrectly handles page requests, aka 'Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

The CVE record's description, from microsoft

CVE published
11 February 2020
Assigned by
microsoft
CVSS
9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-502
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 48816).
  3. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  4. The US federal deadline to fix it.
  5. CISA changed its entry. Ransomware use: Unknown to Known.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

SQL Server: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2019-1068Remote Code ExecutionMicrosoft SQL ServerPatch nowForensic triage required by CISA0.57

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