CVE-2019-1182

Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 14, 2019 at 08:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:28 AM UTC
19 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2012

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 17%
SSVC
No known exploit

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. This vulnerability is pre-authentication and requires no user interaction. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the target system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to send a specially crafted request to the target systems Remote Desktop Service via RDP. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Remote Desktop Services handles connection requests.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.3.0 ≤ v < publication6.3.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
6.2.0 ≤ v < publication6.3.0 ≤ v < publication6.2.06.3.0r2
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.018031903
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < publication1.0.0 ≤ v < publication1.0.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.8CRITICALmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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