MSRC compact vulnerability detail

CVE-2025-58718 · Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Use after free in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Severity
Important
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS
8.8 base · 7.7 temporal
Release
2025-10-14
Signals
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
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Description
Use after free in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
FAQ / Articles
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
FAQ
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An attacker would have to convince a targeted user to connect to a malicious RDP server. Upon connecting, the malicious server could execute code on the victim's system in the context of the targeted user.
Mitigation
Mitigation refers to a setting, common configuration, or general best-practice, existing in a default state, that could reduce the severity of exploitation of a vulnerability. The following mitigating factors may be helpful in your situation: Port redirection must be enabled for this attack to be successful. This feature is disabled by default.
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.