CVE-2021-43233
published 2021-12-15CVE-2021-43233: Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
PriorityP344high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.24%
80.8th percentile
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Affected
51 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1507 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.10240.19145 | 10.0.10240.19145 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1607 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.14393.4825 | 10.0.14393.4825 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.17763.2366 | 10.0.17763.2366 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1909 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.18363.1977 | 10.0.18363.1977 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_2004 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19041.1415 | 10.0.19041.1415 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_20h2 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.1415 | 10.0.19042.1415 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_21h1 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19043.1415 | 10.0.19043.1415 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_21h2 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19044.1415 | 10.0.19044.1415 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_21h2 | >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.22000.376 | 10.0.22000.376 |
| microsoft | windows_7 | >= 6.1.0 < 6.1.7601.25796 | 6.1.7601.25796 |
| microsoft | windows_7_service_pack_1 | >= 6.1.0 < 6.1.7601.25796 | 6.1.7601.25796 |
| microsoft | windows_8.1 | >= 6.3.0 < 6.3.9600.20207 | 6.3.9600.20207 |
| microsoft | windows_server | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1 | >= 6.0.0 < 6.1.7601.25796 | 6.1.7601.25796 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1 | >= 6.1.0 < 6.1.7601.25796 | 6.1.7601.25796 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.05.1MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_msrc7.5HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-wjr4-fpmr-3p4f: Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2021-12-16
CVE-2021-43233 [HIGH] CWE-94 GHSA-wjr4-fpmr-3p4f: Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2021-12-14·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2021-43233 [HIGH] Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Remote Desktop Client: Remote Desktop Client
Microsoft: Microsoft
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation More Likely;Older Software Release:Exploitation More Likely;DOS:N/A
Reference: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5008218
Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/help/5008218
Reference: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5008206
Reference: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5008212
Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/help/5008212
Reference: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5008223
Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/help/50082
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Qualys
Microsoft & Adobe Patch Tuesday (December 2021) – Microsoft 83 Vulnerabilities With 7 Critical, 1 Actively Exploited. Adobe 60 Vulnerabilities, 28 Critical.
blogs_qualys·2021-12-14·CVSS 9.8
[CRITICAL] Microsoft & Adobe Patch Tuesday (December 2021) – Microsoft 83 Vulnerabilities With 7 Critical, 1 Actively Exploited. Adobe 60 Vulnerabilities, 28 Critical.
## Table of Contents
Microsoft Patch Tuesday December 2021
Microsoft Vulnerabilities To Be Prioritized and Patched Quickly.
Adobe Patch Tuesday December 2021
Discover and Prioritize Patch Tuesday Vulnerabilities in VMDR
Respond by Patching
Patch Tuesday Dashboard
Webinar Series: This Month in Vulnerabilities and Patches
About Patch Tuesday
Contributor
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday – December 2021
Microsoft patched 83 vulnerabilities in their December 2021 Patch Tuesday release, of which seven are rated as critical severity. This month’s release includes one Zero Day known to be actively exploited.
Products impacted by Microsoft’s December security update include Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerShell, the Chromium-based Edge browser, the Windows Kernel, Print Spooler, and Remote D
Tenable
Microsoft’s December 2021 Patch Tuesday Addresses 67 CVEs (CVE-2021-43890)
blogs_tenable·2021-12-14·CVSS 7.1
[HIGH] Microsoft’s December 2021 Patch Tuesday Addresses 67 CVEs (CVE-2021-43890)
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Qualys
Microsoft & Adobe Patch Tuesday (December 2021) – Microsoft 83 Vulnerabilities With 7 Critical, 1 Actively Exploited. Adobe 60 Vulnerabilities, 28 Critical. | Qualys
blogs_qualys·2021-12-14·CVSS 9.8
[CRITICAL] Microsoft & Adobe Patch Tuesday (December 2021) – Microsoft 83 Vulnerabilities With 7 Critical, 1 Actively Exploited. Adobe 60 Vulnerabilities, 28 Critical. | Qualys
#### Table of Contents
- Microsoft Patch Tuesday December 2021
- Microsoft Vulnerabilities To Be Prioritized and Patched Quickly.
- Adobe Patch Tuesday December 2021
- Discover and Prioritize Patch Tuesday Vulnerabilities in VMDR
- Respond by Patching
- Patch Tuesday Dashboard
- Webinar Series: This Month in Vulnerabilities and Patches
- About Patch Tuesday
- Contributor
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday – December 2021
Microsoft patched 83 vulnerabilities in their December 2021 Patch Tuesday release, of which seven are rated as critical severity. This month’s release includes one Zero Day known to be actively exploited.
Products impacted by Microsoft’s December security update include Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerShell, the Chromium-based Edge browser, the Windows Kernel, Print Spooler,
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