Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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ReconStand up malicious RDP server
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DeliveryPhish user with .rdp lure
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ExploitVictim connects to attacker host
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InstallSend crafted RDP response
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C2Overflow heap in client parser
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ExecuteHijack control flow, execute code
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ImpactEstablish foothold on workstation
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Heap buffer bounds checking
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The victim must initiate or accept an RDP connection from the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client to an attacker-controlled or attacker-influenced RDP server (UI:R), so a purely passive client on the network is not exposed. No authentication to the client is required (PR:N), and the attack traverses the network (AV:N), but AC:H means the attacker must win a non-deterministic condition such as a specific heap layout or memory state for reliable code execution. Limiting factors: outbound RDP must be permitted to the malicious endpoint, the user must complete the connection prompt, and the specific affected Windows/client builds (not enumerated in the supplied data) must be present unpatched. |
| Impact | Signals point to a meaningful but not top-tier priority. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H shows network reach with no privileges required, but two friction points - high attack complexity (AC:H) and required user interaction (UI:R) - meaningfully constrain mass exploitation. No EPSS score and no SSVC decision were provided. The vulnerability is NOT listed in CISA KEV based on the inputs, and no public exploit was identified at time of analysis, so this should be treated as a patch-soon-but-not-emergency item unless evidence of in-the-wild use emerges. Conflict to flag: the description says 'an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network,' which reads as fully remote, while UI:R and AC:H imply the victim must initiate or accept something - meaning the realistic attack is a client connecting to a hostile RDP server, not an attacker reaching a listening client. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker stands up a malicious RDP server and lures a target - via phishing link, .rdp file attachment, watering-hole, or rogue Wi-Fi captive portal - to connect with the Windows Remote Desktop Client. During session negotiation or virtual-channel data exchange, the malicious server returns a crafted message that overflows a heap buffer in the client, achieving code execution in the user's context on the victim workstation. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and AC:H indicates non-trivial reliability work (e.g., heap grooming) is required. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jun 09, 2026
Remote code execution in Microsoft Remote Desktop Client arises from a heap-based buffer overflow (CWE-122) that an unauthenticated network attacker can trigger when a victim connects to or interacts with a malicious server. Microsoft (secure@microsoft.com) is the originating reporter and has published an advisory in the MSRC update guide, with no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The CVSS 7.5 (High) rating reflects high attack complexity and required user interaction, but successful exploitation yields full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the client host.
RemediationAI
Apply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2026-44799 as listed in the MSRC update guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-44799; patch available per vendor advisory, but a specific fixed build is not included in the provided data and must be read from that advisory and the associated monthly cumulative update for each affected Windows release. As compensating controls until patching completes, instruct users not to initiate RDP sessions to untrusted or unsolicited hosts, block outbound TCP/UDP 3389 (and any custom RDP gateway ports) at the perimeter except to known-good destinations to prevent connections to attacker-controlled servers, and disable or restrict high-risk RDP virtual channels such as clipboard, drive, and device redirection via Group Policy (Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Remote Desktop Services → Remote Desktop Connection Client) - accepting that this breaks copy/paste and local-resource sharing for legitimate sessions. Routing RDP through a hardened Remote Desktop Gateway limits which servers clients can reach but does not itself stop the parsing bug if the gateway forwards a malicious server response.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Affects 37 packages in microsoft, euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw resides in Microsoft's Remote Desktop Client, the Windows-side component that speaks the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to RDP servers. CWE-122 (Heap-Based Buffer Overflow) indicates that during parsing or handling of attacker-influenced data - typically a server-supplied RDP message, virtual channel payload, or graphics/clipboard structure - the client writes past the bounds of a heap allocation. Such corruption of heap metadata or adjacent objects is the classic primitive used to hijack control flow and achieve arbitrary code execution in the client process context. Specific affected component (mstsc.exe, Remote Desktop app, or a parser DLL) and exact build numbers are not disclosed in the provided data and must be obtained from the MSRC advisory; no CPE strings were supplied.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).
CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Executive ViewAI
Microsoft Remote Desktop Client contains a critical vulnerability that could allow attackers to compromise employee systems when remote workers connect to malicious servers, with no public exploit identified at time of analysis. With no vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis, this poses immediate risk to organizations leveraging remote access for business continuity and data security across the remote workforce.
Disable Remote Desktop Client on endpoints where not operationally required. Restrict RDP access to trusted, internal networks using firewall segmentation rules. Enforce VPN authentication as a prerequisite for RDP connectivity. Deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for suspicious RDP-based process execution and lateral movement attempts. Implement application whitelisting to limit post-exploitation impact. Conduct security awareness training for remote workers on connection risks to external or untrusted RDP servers.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
A heap overflow occurs when a program writes data beyond the bounds of a buffer allocated in the heap memory region.
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EUVD-2026-35750
GHSA-crj8-fmhj-6r4h
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