# danigargu/CVE-2020-0796

CVE-2020-0796 - Windows SMBv3 LPE exploit #SMBGhost

Repository: https://github.com/danigargu/CVE-2020-0796
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cve-2020-0796
Language: C
License Family: other
Topics: cve-2020-0796, smbghost, poc, exploit, coronablue
Last push: 2020-12-07T20:04:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2347, "days_push": 2095, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1359, forks 340 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:29.723904+00:00)

## What it is
A proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2020-0796 (SMBGhost), a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows 10's SMBv3 client driver. Written in C, it demonstrates kernel memory corruption exploitation to elevate privileges on vulnerable systems.

## Use cases
- exploit CVE-2020-0796 SMBGhost vulnerability
- local privilege escalation on Windows 10
- test whether a Windows machine is vulnerable to SMBGhost
- study SMBv3 kernel exploit techniques
- reproduce CVE-2020-0796 in a lab environment

## When to choose
- you need a working LPE PoC for CVE-2020-0796 on Windows 10
- you are researching SMBGhost exploitation in a controlled lab
- you want a reference implementation for studying Windows kernel exploitation

## When to avoid
- you need a hardened, maintained security tool
- you want defensive detection rather than exploitation
- your target is not Windows 10 with vulnerable SMBv3
- you cannot legally test systems you own or are authorized to assess

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing
- domain: security, penetration-testing, operating-systems
- platform: windows
- tags: exploit, poc, smbghost, cve-2020-0796, lpe, privilege-escalation, smbv3

## Member repositories
- danigargu/CVE-2020-0796 (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.723904+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:41:42.137998+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/danigargu/CVE-2020-0796 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.723904+00:00, sha 3ed4329e6b98)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.