CVE-2020-1036
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'.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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-2020-1040, CVE-2020-1041, CVE-2020-1042, CVE-2020-1043.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.19% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 6.2% 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.
References
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5044Third Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1036Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5044Third Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1036Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.