Vulnerability · Published Aug 17, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2020-1466Windows Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) Denial of Service Vulnerability
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Windows Server 2012 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.9% (higher than 90% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | 6.2.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | 6.2.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | 6.3.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | 6.3.0 – before publication |