CVE-2025-50171: Remote Desktop Spoofing Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.1)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Spoofing

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2025-Aug

Released

2025-08-12

EPSS Score

0.12% (percentile: 30.8%)

Description

Missing authorization in Remote Desktop Server allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

Affected Products (16)

Windows

• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
• 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 Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
• Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2025

ESU

• 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

Security Updates (7)

• 5063880
• 5063812
• 5063709
• 5063875
• 5063878
• 5064010
• 5063899

Acknowledgments

Philemon Orphee Favrod with Microsoft, Ray Reskusich with Microsoft

Revision History

• 2025-08-12: Information published.