CVE-2024-21307: Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 7.5)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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
More Likely
Patch Tuesday
2024-Jan
Released
2024-01-09
Last Updated
2024-02-23
EPSS Score
0.13% (percentile: 33.1%)

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R) and privileges required are none (PR:N). What does that mean for this vulnerability? An unauthorized attacker must wait for a user to initiate a connection. 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.

Affected Products (32)

Windows

  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-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 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 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 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit 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 (12)

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://x.com/cyberestro">Mingjia Liu</a> with <a href="https://www.dbappsecurity.com.cn/product/cloud250.html">DBAPPSecurity WeBin Lab</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/mas0nshi">YingQi Shi</a> with <a href="https://www.dbappsecurity.com.cn/product/cloud250.html">DBAPPSecurity WeBin Lab</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/jq0904">Quan Jin</a> with <a href="https://www.dbappsecurity.com.cn/product/cloud250.html">DBAPPSecurity WeBin Lab</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/cyberestro">MingjiaLiu</a> with <a href="https://www.dbappsecurity.com.cn/product/cloud250.html">DBAPPSecurity WeBin Lab</a>

Revision History

  • 2024-01-09: Information published.
  • 2024-01-10: In the Security Updates table, added Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop as it is also affected by this vulnerability. Customers running Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop should ensure that they have version 1.2.5105.0 or higher to be protected from this vulnerability.
  • 2024-02-23: Added acknowledgements. This is an informational change only.