Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2012
CVE-2020-1466
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the RD Gateway service on the target system to stop responding. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to run a specially crafted application against a server which provides RD Gateway services. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how RD Gateway handles connection requests.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.039 (90.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 — versions 6.2.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 — versions 6.3.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core Installation) — versions 6.3.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core Installation) — versions 6.2.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core Installation) — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1466 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1466?
- CVE-2020-1466 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2012. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1466?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.