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CVE-2024-49128 · Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Sensitive data storage in improperly locked memory in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Severity
Critical
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS
8.1 base · 7.1 temporal
Release
2024-12-10
Signals
Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
CWE-591: Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory CWE-416: Use After Free
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Description
Sensitive data storage in improperly locked memory in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
FAQ / Articles
FAQ
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An attacker could successfully exploit this vulnerability by attempting to connect to a system with the Remote Desktop Gateway role, triggering the race condition to create a use-after-free scenario, and then leveraging this to execute arbitrary code.
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.
Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sensitive data storage in improperly locked memory in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.