CVE-2019-0708
Published 2019-05-16 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source secure@microsoft.com
Summary
CVE-2019-0708 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in Microsoft Remote Desktop Services. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by May 3, 2022. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. Microsoft has 390 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 117 of them linked to ransomware.
All 390 known-exploited Microsoft vulnerabilities →Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services formerly known as Terminal Services when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests, aka 'Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Microsoft — Remote Desktop Services
Name: Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2022-05-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153133/Microsoft-Windows-Remote-Desktop-BlueKeep-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153627/Microsoft-Windows-RDP-BlueKeep-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154579/BlueKeep-RDP-Remote-Windows-Kernel-Use-After-Free.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155389/Microsoft-Windows-7-x86-BlueKeep-RDP-Use-After-Free.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162960/Microsoft-RDP-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190529-01-windows-en
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-notices/huawei-sn-20190515-01-windows-en
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-166360.pdf

