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CVE-2020-16899

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Published: Oct 16, 2020Modified: Feb 23, 2026

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7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD (Secondary)

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>

Affected (10)

3 products
Windows 10
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Configuration A
10 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
Version 1709
Version 1803
Version 1809
Version 1903
Version 1909
Version 2004
Microsoft
Version 1903
Version 1909
Version 2004
All versions

References (2)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory

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