CVE-2019-0708
Actively exploited. CVE-2019-0708 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2019-0708 is indexed in Metasploit, Exploit-DB and GitHub PoC. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
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.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Services contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to connect and send specially crafted requests for remote code execution.
- Who is affected
- Systems running Microsoft Remote Desktop Services are at risk, especially those exposed to the internet.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and the critical nature of the vulnerability.
- Action
- Apply the security updates released by Microsoft for Remote Desktop Services.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2019-0708 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- MetasploitA Metasploit Framework module targets this CVE — weaponized, point-and-click exploitation.look it up ↗
- Exploit-DBA public exploit is published in the Exploit-DB archive.look it up ↗
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2019-0708: Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
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