CVE-2020-1466

Windows Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) Denial of Service Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 17, 2020 at 07:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:01 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2012Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2019

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.2.0 ≤ v < publication6.3.0 ≤ v < publication6.2.06.3.0r2
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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