CVE-2020-1350
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Domain Name System servers when they fail...
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Domain Name System servers when they fail to properly handle requests, aka 'Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
10.0
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Domain Name System servers when they fail to properly handle requests, aka 'Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- Record
CVE-2020-1350- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
10.0
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Domain Name System servers when they fail to properly handle requests, aka 'Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- Record
CVE-2020-1350- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-12226
10.0
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Domain Name System servers when they fail to properly handle requests, aka 'Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- Record
EUVD-2020-12226- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hcmx-443w-mr76
10.0
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Domain Name System servers when they fail...
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Domain Name System servers when they fail to properly handle requests, aka 'Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- Record
GHSA-hcmx-443w-mr76- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-119, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows DNS Servers fail to properly handle requests, allowing an attacker to perform remote code execution in the context of the Local System Account. The vulnerability is also known under the moniker of SIGRed.
- Record
CVE-2020-1350- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows
- microsoft windows server
- microsoft windows server, version 1903 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server, version 1909 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server, version 2004 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2008
- microsoft windows server 2012
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2019
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | psc4re/NSE-scripts | 2020-03-11 |
| PoC in GitHub | ZephrFish/CVE-2020-1350_HoneyPoC | 2020-07-14 |
| PoC in GitHub | mr-r3b00t/CVE-2020-1350 | 2020-07-14 |
| PoC in GitHub | zoomerxsec/Fake_CVE-2020-1350 | 2020-07-14 |
| PoC in GitHub | T13nn3s/CVE-2020-1350 | 2020-07-15 |
| PoC in GitHub | corelight/SIGRed | 2020-07-15 |
| PoC in GitHub | jmaddington/dRMM-CVE-2020-1350-response | 2020-07-15 |
| PoC in GitHub | maxpl0it/CVE-2020-1350-DoS | 2020-07-15 |
| PoC in GitHub | captainGeech42/CVE-2020-1350 | 2020-07-16 |
| PoC in GitHub | connormcgarr/CVE-2020-1350 | 2020-07-17 |
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| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | graph-inc/CVE-2020-1350 | 2020-07-18 |
| PoC in GitHub | CVEmaster/CVE-2020-1350 | 2020-07-19 |
| PoC in GitHub | gdwnet/cve-2020-1350 | 2020-07-22 |
| PoC in GitHub | simeononsecurity/CVE-2020-1350-Fix | 2020-07-26 |
| PoC in GitHub | Sheisback/CVE-2020-1350-Exploit | 2020-11-26 |
| PoC in GitHub | sty886/CVE-2020-1350-SigRed | 2026-03-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits | PoC in GitHub | |
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-1350 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Windows, published July 14, 2020. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 3, 2021. EUVD reports exploitation since November 3, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 96.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1350
packetstormsecurity.com/files/158484/SIGRed-Windows-DNS-Denial-Of-Service.html
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-1350
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1350
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hcmx-443w-mr76