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CVE-2020-0796: "Wormable" Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block SMBv3 (ADV200005)

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Successful exploitation of the vulnerability would grant the attacker arbitrary code execution in both SMB Server and SMB Client. In addition to disabling compression, Microsoft advises blocking inbound and outbound traffic on TCP port 445 on the perimeter firewall.