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CVE-2024-43533 · Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Severity
Important
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS
8.8 base · 7.7 temporal
Release
2024-10-08
Signals
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
CWE-416: Use After Free
Patch Diff
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Description
No description was published by MSRC.
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 attacking server with the vulnerable Remote Desktop Client.
Mitigation
The following mitigation may be helpful in your situation. In all cases, Microsoft strongly recommends that you install the updates for this vulnerability as soon as possible even if you plan to leave Remote Desktop Services disabled: 1. Disable Remote Desktop Services if they are not required. If you no longer need these services on your system, consider disabling them as a security best practice. Disabling unused and unneeded services helps reduce your exposure to security vulnerabilities.