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CVE-2016-0036

HIGH severity · CVSS 8.1 · CWE-264
8.1CVSS HIGH

Summary

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted data, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)11%

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-017 ↗