CVE Published: 14/08/2019 |
CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 |
CVE Year: 2019 Source: microsoft |
Vendor: Microsoft |
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 Status : PUBLISHED
CVE-2019-1181 Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services – formerly known as Terminal Services – when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. This vulnerability is pre-authentication and requires no user interaction. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the target system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to send a specially crafted request to the target systems Remote Desktop Service via RDP.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Remote Desktop Services handles connection requests.
Metrics
CVSS Version: 3.1 |
Base Score: 9.8 CRITICAL Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C