CVE-2026-62824: Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Stack-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CSIRTS triage

What: Stack-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client permits remote code execution.
Who is affected: Unauthorized attackers can exploit systems running vulnerable Remote Desktop Client over the network.
Urgency: High severity and high CVSS (8.8); RCE from network access makes this critical for systems accepting RDP connections.
Action: Update Remote Desktop Client to the patched version immediately; restrict RDP access via firewall if updates are pending.

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EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-628240.61% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 47% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-62824	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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