Hazard

Is CVE-2020-0618 being exploited?

Weaponised and widely attempted

Reliable public exploit code exists, or mass exploitation attempts are probable. Patch inside days, not weeks.

Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft · SQL Server

CVSS 8.8 EPSS 99% 1 public exploit Fix deadline passed 9 October 2024

What it is

Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services contains a deserialization vulnerability when handling page requests incorrectly. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the Report Server service account.

Why we say that

  • EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 99%
  • 1 public exploit published
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2024-10-09) has passed
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public exploit code

Indexed from Exploit-DB. Presence of code raises urgency; absence does not mean safety.

What it costs when this goes wrong

This is where UK enforcement meets the vulnerability record. Where an unfixed vulnerability leads to a breach, the ICO treats it as a security failure under UK GDPR. Recent cases:

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