CVE-2026-42913
Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows unauthorized code execution over a network.
- Who is affected
- Users of Remote Desktop Client are affected.
- Urgency
- High urgency due to the severity of remote code execution risk, with no current exploitation reported.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Remote Desktop Client immediately.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.47% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 38% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- highCVE-2026-42913: Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-06-09
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