CVE-2019-0788
published 2019-09-11CVE-2019-0788: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Windows Remote Desktop Client when a user connects to a malicious server, aka 'Remote Desktop Client Remote…
PriorityP356high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
12.48%
96.0th percentile
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Windows Remote Desktop Client when a user connects to a malicious server, aka 'Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0787, CVE-2019-1290, CVE-2019-1291.
Affected
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Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
- →Vulnerability is triggered when a user connects to a malicious/attacker-controlled RDP server — monitor for outbound RDP client connections to unknown or untrusted servers ↗
- →Attacker delivery vectors include social engineering, DNS poisoning, or Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) interception of RDP connections — monitor for DNS anomalies and unexpected RDP redirections ↗
- →Compromised legitimate RDP servers hosting malicious code are also a vector — audit trusted RDP server integrity and watch for unexpected code execution post-connection ↗
- ·Exploitation assessed as 'More Likely' for both latest and older software releases — patch prioritization should be high across all supported Windows versions ↗
- ·The vulnerability is in the Windows Remote Desktop CLIENT (not the server) — the attack surface is client-side, meaning endpoint RDP client patching is the critical remediation path ↗
- ·CVE-2019-0788 is distinct from related RDP client RCE CVEs CVE-2019-0787, CVE-2019-1290, and CVE-2019-1291 — all four should be addressed together ↗
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc7.5HIGH
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Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2019-09-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-0788 [HIGH] Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Windows Remote Desktop Client when a user connects to a malicious server. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the computer of the connecting client. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have control of a server and then convince a user to connect to it. An attacker would have no way of forcing a user to connect to the malicious server, they would need to trick the user into connecting via social engineering, DNS poisoning or using a Man in the Middle (MITM) technique. An attacker
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday covered a total of 80 CVEs, 17 of which were rated critical.
By: Trend Micro
2019/09/11
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Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday covered a total of 80 CVEs, 17 of which were rated critical.
By: Trend Micro
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Read time: ( words)
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Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday covered 80 CVEs, 17 of which were rated critical, and included patches for Azure DevOps Server, Chakra Scripting engine, and Microsoft SharePoint. Sixty-two were labeled as important and included patches for Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Exchange. Only one was rated as moderate.
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