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CVE-2021-38666 · Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Severity
Critical
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS
8.8 base · 7.7 temporal
Release
2021-11-09
Signals
Windows RDP Remote Code Execution Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation More Likely
CWE
No CWE data published.
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Description
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FAQ / Articles
RCE-Remote Desktop Client
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? In the case of a Remote Desktop connection, an attacker with control of a Remote Desktop Server could trigger a remote code execution (RCE) on the RDP client machine when a victim connects to the attacker's server with the vulnerable Remote Desktop Client.