CVE-2020-1118
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Windows implementation of Transport Layer Security (TLS) when it improperly handles certain key exchanges. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding. To exploit this vulnerability, a remote unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted request to a target system utilizing TLS 1.2 or lower, triggering the system to automatically reboot. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way TLS key exchange messages are validated.
Published:May 21, 2020
Last Modified:Aug 19, 2026
EPS:May 21, 2020
EPSS Score:0.17352
CVSS Score:8.6
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10
Microsoft
Windows 10
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 1809
Microsoft
Windows 10 1809
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 1909
Microsoft
Windows 10 1909
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 1803
Microsoft
Windows Server 1803
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 1903
Microsoft
Windows Server 1903
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 1909
Microsoft
Windows Server 1909
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2019
Microsoft
Windows Server 2019
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
