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CVE-2020-1040
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Hyper-V RemoteFX vGPU on a host server fails to properly validate input from an…
Critical9.0Known exploitedEPSS 7.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Hyper-V RemoteFX vGPU on a host server fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system, aka 'Hyper-V RemoteFX vGPU Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1032, CVE-2020-1036, CVE-2020-1041, CVE-2020-1042, CVE-2020-1043.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Hyper-V RemoteFX vGPU Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
- Added
- 3 Nov 2021
- Fix due (US federal)
- 3 May 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Critical9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.6% · top 5.5% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.0.
Weakness
- Remote Code Execution
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected 2016
- affected 2016 (Core installation)
- affected 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- affected 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation)
- affected 2012
- affected 2012 (Core installation)
- affected 2012 R2
- affected 2012 R2 (Core installation)
References (3)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1040 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5044 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-1040 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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