CVE-2020-0609

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 77.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2020-01-14 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests, aka 'Windows Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0610.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server: 2019, 2016, 2012, 2012 R2

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0609
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0609

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