A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services formerly known as Terminal Services when an unauthenticated attacker
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, aka 'Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- Published
- May 16, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 100.0% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-416
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Action score
99
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- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 30 / 30 · 100.0%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2021. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for government agencies: May 3, 2022.
Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 7 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008 |
| siemens | axiom multix m firmware | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:axiom_multix_m_firmware |
| siemens | axiom multix m | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:axiom_multix_m |
| siemens | axiom vertix md trauma firmware | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:axiom_vertix_md_trauma_firmware |
| siemens | axiom vertix md trauma | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:axiom_vertix_md_trauma |
| siemens | axiom vertix solitaire m firmware | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:axiom_vertix_solitaire_m_firmware |
| siemens | axiom vertix solitaire m | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:axiom_vertix_solitaire_m |
| siemens | mobilett xp digital firmware | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:mobilett_xp_digital_firmware |
| siemens | mobilett xp digital | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:mobilett_xp_digital |
| siemens | multix pro acss p firmware | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:multix_pro_acss_p_firmware |
| siemens | multix pro acss p | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:multix_pro_acss_p |
and 119 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft windows server 2008all versions
- microsoft windows server 2008r2
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microsoft). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Microsoft Windows
- 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1affected
Microsoft Windows Server
- 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation), 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1, 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation), 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2, 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2, 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2, 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)affected
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×2
- Exploit-DB entry ×6
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×50
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2019-05-30 |
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2019-07-15 |
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2019-07-15 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2019-09-24 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2019-09-24 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2019-11-19 |
| Metasploit module | auxiliary/scanner/rdp/cve_2019_0708_bluekeepCVE-2019-0708 BlueKeep Microsoft Remote Desktop RCE Checkauxiliary | 2019-05-14 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/windows/rdp/cve_2019_0708_bluekeep_rceCVE-2019-0708 BlueKeep RDP Remote Windows Kernel Use After Freeexploit | 2019-05-14 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:47 | 2019-05-14 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:13 | 2019-05-14 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2019-05-15 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:121 | 2019-05-15 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-3 d
- Metasploit-3 d
- Published
- CISA KEV+901 d
- TodaySep 29, 2026+2693 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-416 · Use After FreeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
After a memory region is freed, another reference pointing to it is still used. By then, the same region may have been allocated for different data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-416 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
free(dev->buf);/* ... another thread is still running ... */process(dev->buf);Fixed
lock(&dev->lock);free(dev->buf);dev->buf = NULL;unlock(&dev->lock);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/155389/Microsoft-Windows-7-x86-BlueKeep-RDP-Use-After-Free.html
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190529-01-windows-en
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-notices/huawei-sn-20190515-01-windows-en
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-166360.pdf
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-406175.pdf
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-433987.pdf
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-616199.pdf
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-832947.pdf
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-932041.pdf
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0708
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-0708
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.