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CVE-2019-0708

Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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, aka 'Remote Desktop…

CheckOps priority index
9.9/10 Patch within 24 h
Severity9.8
Probability10.0
Exploitation5/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 100.00% higher than 100.00% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 9.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:
Exploited for 1,826 days 03 Nov 2021
CISA due date 03 May 2022 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010026 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 5 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)03 Nov 2021
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)03 Nov 2021
  • Used by ransomwareyes
  • EPSS above 10 %100.00%
  • No account, over the networkyes

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Description ENISA EUVD

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, aka 'Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Affected products

Windows ServerWindowsRemote Desktop Services
Affected versions
  • 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
  • 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)
  • 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
  • 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
  • 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation)
  • 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)
  • 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-416

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

  5. EPSS peak: 100.00%

References

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities