Tag Archives: SMBv3

News about the Windows SMBv3 vulnerability SMBGhost

Posted on 2020-03-19 by guenni

[German]A brief update to the SMBGhost vulnerability CVE-2020-0796 in the SMBv3 protocol in Windows 10 version 190x and Windows Server 2019, although Microsoft has released an update to close the vulnerability. However, this update causes installation errors on some systems. … Continue reading →

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A Scanner for Windows SMBv3 Vulnerability CVE-2020-0796

Posted on 2020-03-12 by guenni

[German]A short tip note for administrators on enterprise networks who want to verify that Windows servers are vulnerable to the unpatched SMBv3 vulnerability CVE-2020-0796. There is a Pyton script for this purpose. Advertising

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

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Windows SMBv3 0-day vulnerability CVE-2020-0796

Posted on 2020-03-11 by guenni

[German]There is a serious but unpatched vulnerability in the SMBv3 network protocol in Windows. This could allow the spread of worms, but is not currently exploited. Microsoft provided the information in a security advisory yesterday. Advertising

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