CVE-2020-1040 — Microsoft Hyper-V RemoteFX vGPU Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2020-1040 (Microsoft Hyper-V RemoteFX) is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 2021-11-03. Microsoft Hyper-V RemoteFX vGPU contains an improper input validation vulnerability due to the host server… See the required fix, due date and advisories.

Exploitation status

CVE-2020-1040 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 2021-11-03. Microsoft Hyper-V RemoteFX vGPU contains an improper input validation vulnerability due to the host server failing to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution on the host operating system.

Advisory facts

Vendor or project
Microsoft
Affected product
Hyper-V RemoteFX
Added to CISA KEV
2021-11-03
US federal remediation due date
2022-05-03
Ransomware association
Unknown
EPSS score
—
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20

Remediation: the required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Wording published by CISA for this catalog entry. It is the baseline action, not a decision about your environment: whether this exposure matters for you depends on where the affected component runs, what it is exposed to and who owns it.

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Sourced from public upstream advisories (CISA KEV, ENISA EUVD, vendor PSIRTs) mirrored daily. Informational only — not a remediation decision, not legal advice, and the absence of a record is not evidence of safety.