CVE-2016-0037
The forms-based authentication implementation in Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) 3.0 in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via crafted data, aka "Microsoft Active Directory…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The forms-based authentication implementation in Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) 3.0 in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via crafted data, aka "Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services Denial of Service Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 25.66% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/windows server 2012
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 23.6% on 21 September 2026 to 25.7% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82507
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034984
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-020
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82507
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034984
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-020
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.