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UK Cyber Defence
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CVE-2020-0655

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services – formerly known as Terminal Services – when an authenticated attacker abuses clipboard redirection, aka 'Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

HIGH 8.0EPSS 65.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 65.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services – formerly known as Terminal Services – when an authenticated attacker abuses clipboard redirection, aka 'Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

CVSS 3.1
8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
65.69% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%35%70%26 October 2026: 65.69%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 65.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.