Microsoft · Remote Desktop Services
CVE-2019-0708
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
What it is
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'.
CISA: Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, formerly known as Terminal Service, contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to connect to the target system using RDP and send specially crafted requests. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution. The vulnerability is also known under the moniker of BlueKeep.
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Deadline for US federal agencies: May 3, 2022
- Added to the CISA list
- November 3, 2021
- Published
- May 16, 2019
- Severity
- Critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- >99.9% in the top 0.1% of all known vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (14)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0708
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-932041.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-616199.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-433987.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-832947.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-166360.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-406175.pdf
- 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
- 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
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| Aug 11, 2026 | Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Use-After-Free | Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock | High 7.0 | 0.3% |
Sources: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (CISA, public domain), CVE records (cve.org) and EPSS (FIRST). The chance of attacks is the EPSS estimate that someone will try to exploit the flaw in the next 30 days.