SMBv3 Vulnerability Explained

SMBGhost What Happened? This week, Microsoft accidentally published information around a newly identified vulnerability in SMBv3, which is being dubbed SMBGhost. This vulnerability can lead to remote code execution on the server, which is always a major concern as far as the severity of vulnerabilities go. The version affected specifically is 3.1.1, which is a more recent version. They mention that this can be exploited from an unauthenticated attacker who sends a specially crafted packet to a target the SMBv3…

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