CVE-2020-0618

CRITICALNVD 8.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-09-18), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 99%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · kev ransomware · Metasploit · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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'.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
99%
EPSS %ILE
100%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

February 11, 2020

Last Modified

August 15, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 2, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0618
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0618
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159216/Microsoft-SQL-Server-Reporting-Services-2016-Remote-Code-Execution.html
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156707/SQL-Server-Reporting-Services-SSRS-ViewState-Deserialization.html

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 89× in last 7d / 361× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 1,290 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 19:13 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-19 19:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 15:05 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-19 15:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-19 10:55 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-19 10:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-19 06:48 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-19 06:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-19 02:35 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-19 02:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-18 22:28 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-18 22:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-18 19:20 UTCCISA KEV update
  14. 2026-09-18 18:21 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-18 18:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCCISA KEV update
  17. 2026-09-18 14:14 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-18 14:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-18 10:07 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-18 10:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-18 06:00 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-18 06:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-18 01:53 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-18 01:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-17 21:46 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-17 21:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-17 17:38 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-17 17:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-17 13:30 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-17 13:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-17 09:23 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-17 09:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 05:15 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-17 05:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-17 01:08 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-17 01:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-16 21:01 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-16 21:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-16 16:53 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-16 16:53 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-16 16:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-16 14:10 UTCCISA KEV update
  18. 2026-09-16 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-16 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-16 12:46 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-16 12:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-16 08:39 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-16 08:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-16 04:29 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-16 04:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-16 00:21 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-09-16 00:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-15 20:12 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-09-15 20:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-15 16:04 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-09-15 16:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-15 11:57 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-09-15 11:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-15 07:49 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-09-15 07:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-15 03:41 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-09-15 03:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-14 23:34 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-09-14 23:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-14 19:26 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-09-14 19:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-14 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  43. 2026-09-14 15:19 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-09-14 15:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-14 11:11 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-09-14 11:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-14 07:04 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-09-14 07:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-14 02:57 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-09-14 02:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-13 22:49 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-09-13 22:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-13 18:42 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-09-13 18:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-13 14:35 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-09-13 14:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-09-13 10:28 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-09-13 10:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-09-13 06:20 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-09-13 06:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-13 02:13 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-09-13 02:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-09-12 22:05 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-09-12 22:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-09-12 17:57 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-09-12 17:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-09-12 13:50 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-09-12 13:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-09-12 09:43 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-09-12 09:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-09-12 05:36 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-09-12 05:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-09-12 01:29 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-09-12 01:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-09-11 21:22 UTCVendor advisory

Publicly available exploits

(6 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCitstarsec/CVE-2020-0618
    First seen May 13, 2022

    Melissa

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-48816
    First seen Sep 17, 2020

    Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services 2016 - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCwortell/cve-2020-0618
    First seen Feb 18, 2020

    CVE-2020-0618 Honeypot

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCeuphrat1ca/CVE-2020-0618
    First seen Feb 15, 2020

    SQL Server Reporting Services(CVE-2020-0618)中的RCE

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/windows/http/ssrs_navcorrector_viewstate✓ verified
    First seen Feb 11, 2020

    SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) ViewState Deserialization

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2020/CVE-2020-0618.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2020

    Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2020-0618?
CVE-2020-0618 is a critical vulnerability published on February 11, 2020. 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'.
When was CVE-2020-0618 disclosed?
CVE-2020-0618 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 11, 2020, with the most recent update on August 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-0618 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2020-0618 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 18, 2024, affecting Microsoft SQL Server. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-0618?
CVE-2020-0618 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2020-0618?
CVE-2020-0618 affects Microsoft SQL Server. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2020-0618?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-0618, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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