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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-0618-microsoft-sql-server-reporting-services-remote-code-execution  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-09-18. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-0618 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-09-18

Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) contains a deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) when handling page requests. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code in the context of the Report Server service account.

Technologies: [Microsoft SQL Server](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/sql-server). Vendors: [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-0618 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2020-0618 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 18 September 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2020-0618?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 18 September 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 4; Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3; Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-0618?** A patch was published on 2020-02-11: MSRC advisory and patch released Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2020-0618 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-0618?** Check whether you run Microsoft SQL Server. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 2

## Timeline

- 2020-02-11: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2020-02-11: patched: MSRC advisory and patch released
- 2024-09-18: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2024-09-18: exploited: Confirmed as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV entry

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