CVE-2020-1040

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-1040
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-07-14 23:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-07-21 16:18:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.069030000 probability, percentile 0.933680000 (date 2026-07-21)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2022-05-03; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-20

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductHyper-V RemoteFX
NameMicrosoft Hyper-V RemoteFX vGPU Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1040

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Notice: NVIDIA Response to Cisco Talos Report - July 2020 | NVIDIA CONFIRM nvidia.custhelp.com Third Party Advisory
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1040 MISC portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

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