CVE-2020-0618 — Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Executive Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services when it incorrectly handles page requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute code in the context of the Report Server service account. To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to submit a specially crafted page request to an affected Reporting Services instance. The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how the Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services handles page requests.

Overview

8.8

CVSS HIGH

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Remote Code Execution

Released Feb 11 2020

Last Updated Feb 11 2020

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Listed (added 2024-09-18)

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.99022 — 0.99927 percentile

NVD CVSS 8.8 HIGH — differs from MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

ATTACK VECTOR

Network

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

EPSS Score

0.99022

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.99927 percentile - updated 2026-08-14

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Affected Products

8 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 4 (QFE)	`4532098 (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	Maybe
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 4 (QFE)	`4532098 (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	Maybe
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 for 32-bit Systems (CU 4)	`4535288 (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	Maybe
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 for 32-bit Systems (GDR)	`4532095 (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	Maybe
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 for x64-based Systems (CU)	`4535288 (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	Maybe
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 for x64-based Systems (GDR)	`4532095 (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	Maybe
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (CU)	`4535706 (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	Maybe
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (GDR)	`4532097 (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	Maybe

Patches

5 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`4532098`	Security Update	Maybe
`4535288`	Security Update	Maybe
`4532095`	Security Update	Maybe
`4535706`	Security Update	Maybe
`4532097`	Security Update	Maybe

Exploits & PoC

4 public PoCs

Unverified third-party code

Public proof-of-concept repositories aggregated from PoC-in-GitHub. They are not reviewed and may be incomplete, non-functional, or malicious — inspect the code before running anything.

Repository	Stars	Published	Description
euphrat1ca/CVE-2020-0618	196	2020-02-15	SQL Server Reporting Services(CVE-2020-0618)中的RCE
wortell/cve-2020-0618	30	2020-02-18	CVE-2020-0618 Honeypot
itstarsec/CVE-2020-0618	2	2022-05-13	Melissa
N3xtGenH4cker/CVE-2020-0618_DETECTION	0	2025-03-28

Detection Rules

Detection available

Community detection & vulnerability-scanning rules aggregated from Sigma and Nuclei templates. Validate and tune to your environment before deploying.

Nuclei templates 1

CVE-2020-0618 Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services - Remote Code Execution high

nuclei -id CVE-2020-0618

Acknowledgments

Soroush Dalili ( @irsdl

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD