Medium severity · published Nov 11, 2020
CVE-2020-17049
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the way Key Distribution Center (KDC) determines if a service ticket can be used for delegation via Kerberos Constrained…
6.6
CVSS
13.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the way Key Distribution Center (KDC) determines if a service ticket can be used for delegation via Kerberos Constrained Delegation (KCD). To exploit the vulnerability, a compromised service that is configured to use KCD could tamper with a service ticket that is not valid for delegation to force the KDC to accept it. The update addresses this vulnerability by changing how the KDC validates service tickets used with KCD.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)13.8% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SA
Samba · Samba
4.1.0 before 4.13.13; 4.14.0 before 4.14.9; 4.15.0 before 4.15.1 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2016 · Microsoft
20h2; 1903; 1909; 2004 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2019 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
Affected product
WS
Windows Server 2012
Microsoft
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