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CVE-2020-1041

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-1041 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Hyper-V RemoteFX vGPU affecting Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2012, and 2016. It arises from insufficient input validation by the host server when processing data from an authenticated guest operating system user. With a CVSS score of 9.0, this vulnerability allows an attacker to achieve full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) with low attack complexity over an adjacent network. While there is no known public exploit code or active exploitation (not in KEV), it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.0CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0547 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 42 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.3 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.4 Mastodon, and 2.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.9 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2020-Jul/CVE-2020-1041Critical

Hyper-V RemoteFX vGPU Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Jul 14, 2020

References

nvidia.custhelp.com / app/answers/detail/a_id/5044
Third Party Advisory
portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1041
PatchVendor Advisory