CVE-2025-55340
published 2025-10-14CVE-2025-55340: Improper authentication in Windows Remote Desktop Protocol allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
high7CVSS 3.1
AVLACHPRLUINSUCHIHAH
Improper authentication in Windows Remote Desktop Protocol allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Affected
35 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10_21h2 | < 10.0.19044.6456 | 10.0.19044.6456 |
| microsoft | windows_10_22h2 | < 10.0.19045.6456 | 10.0.19045.6456 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_21h2 | >= 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.6456 | 10.0.19044.6456 |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_22h2 | >= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.6456 | 10.0.19045.6456 |
| microsoft | windows_11_22h2 | < 10.0.22621.6060 | 10.0.22621.6060 |
| microsoft | windows_11_23h2 | < 10.0.22631.6060 | 10.0.22631.6060 |
| microsoft | windows_11_24h2 | < 10.0.26100.6899 | 10.0.26100.6899 |
| microsoft | windows_11_25h2 | < 10.0.26200.6899 | 10.0.26200.6899 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_22h2 | >= 10.0.22621.0 < 10.0.22621.6060 | 10.0.22621.6060 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_22h3 | >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.6060 | 10.0.22631.6060 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_23h2 | >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.6060 | 10.0.22631.6060 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_24h2 | >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.6899 | 10.0.26100.6899 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_25h2 | >= 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.6899 | 10.0.26200.6899 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022 | < 10.0.20348.4294 | 10.0.20348.4294 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022 | >= 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.4294 | 10.0.20348.4294 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022_23h2 | < 10.0.25398.1913 | 10.0.25398.1913 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2025 | < 10.0.26100.6899 | 10.0.26100.6899 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2025 | >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.6899 | 10.0.26100.6899 |
| msrc | windows_10_version_21h2_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_21h2_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_21h2_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_22h2_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_22h2_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_22h2_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_11_version_22h2_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
GHSA
GHSA-mx76-c5mq-wfcc: Improper authentication in Windows Remote Desktop Protocol allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-10-14
CVE-2025-55340 [HIGH] CWE-287 GHSA-mx76-c5mq-wfcc: Improper authentication in Windows Remote Desktop Protocol allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally
Improper authentication in Windows Remote Desktop Protocol allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Microsoft
Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Security Feature Bypass
vendor_msrc·2025-10-14·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2025-55340 [HIGH] CWE-287 Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Security Feature Bypass
Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Security Feature Bypass
Description: Improper authentication in Windows Remote Desktop Protocol allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
FAQ: 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 multiple conditions to be met. The attacker must have access to a user's machine and the user must have initiated an RDP session. The attack must also be carried out within a certain amount of time from the initiation of the RDP session.
FAQ: What kind of security feature could be bypassed by successfully exploiting this vulnerability?
This vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass RDP authentication.
Windows Remote De
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-10-14
Published