CVE-2020-0655 Code injection in Windows

High 8.0 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code via Remote Desktop Services clipboard redirection, requiring immediate patching for Windows systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-0655?

CVE-2020-0655 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 11 Feb 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services – formerly known as Terminal Services – when an authenticated attacker abuses clipboard redirection, aka 'Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0655?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0655?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0655 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2020-0655 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0655 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hcmf-34f9-qxh7.

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