High severity · published Sep 10, 2024
CVE-2024-38260
Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
8.8
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WS
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 · Microsoft
6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.27320 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.27320 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2012 · Microsoft
6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.25073 · source: vendor, NVD
WS
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.25073 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2012 R2 · Microsoft
6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.22175 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.22175 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2016 · Microsoft
10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.7336 · source: vendor, NVD
WS
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.7336 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2019 · Microsoft
10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.6293 · source: vendor, NVD
WS
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.6293 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2022 · Microsoft
10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.2700 · source: vendor, NVD
WS
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.1128 · source: vendor
Affected product
WS
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
Microsoft
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38260
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38260
Patch
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38260
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