CVE-2020-0618
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services when it...
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'.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
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'.
- Record
CVE-2020-0618- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
9.8
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'.
- Record
CVE-2020-0618- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2113
9.8
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'.
- Record
EUVD-2020-2113- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jcvj-vhj2-vgmw
8.8
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services when it...
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'.
- Record
GHSA-jcvj-vhj2-vgmw- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-0618- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft sql server
- microsoft sql server 2014 service pack 3 for 32-bit systems (cu)
- microsoft sql server 2014 service pack 3 for 32-bit systems (gdr)
- microsoft sql server 2014 service pack 3 for x64-based systems (cu)
- microsoft sql server 2014 service pack 3 for x64-based systems (gdr)
- microsoft sql server 2016 for x64-based systems service pack 2 (gdr)
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) ViewState Deserialization | 2020-02-11 |
| PoC in GitHub | euphrat1ca/CVE-2020-0618 | 2020-02-15 |
| PoC in GitHub | wortell/cve-2020-0618 | 2020-02-18 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services 2016 - Remote Code Execution | 2020-09-17 |
| PoC in GitHub | itstarsec/CVE-2020-0618 | 2022-05-13 |
| PoC in GitHub | N3xtGenH4cker/CVE-2020-0618_DETECTION | 2025-03-28 |
| Nuclei | Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services - Remote Code Execution |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-0618 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Sql Server, published February 11, 2020. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since September 18, 2024. EUVD reports exploitation since September 18, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0618
packetstormsecurity.com/files/156707/SQL-Server-Reporting-Services-SSRS-ViewState-Deserialization.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/159216/Microsoft-SQL-Server-Reporting-Services-2016-Remote-Code-Execution.html
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0618
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0618
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jcvj-vhj2-vgmw