CVE-2023-29362: Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity: High (CVSS 8.8)
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category: Remote Code Execution
Exploit Status: Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood: Less Likely
Patch Tuesday: 2023-Jun
Released: 2023-06-13
EPSS Score: 0.57% (percentile: 68.5%)

FAQ

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.

Affected Products (22)

Windows

Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

ESU

Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (15)

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://il.linkedin.com/in/dordali">Dor Dali</a> with <a href="https://cyolo.io/">Cyolo</a>

Revision History

2023-06-13: Information published.