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CVE-2019-0708: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services formerly known as Terminal Services when an unauthenticated attacker…

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1KEVWeaponized No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Now (action score 99/100)

CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Nov 3, 2021); it is known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: May 3, 2022.
A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 99.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.9% of all records.
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.
According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Mentioned 3 times in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Patch today or shut off access. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected component and follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

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'.

BDU:2019-01846

Published: May 16, 2019
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 99.9% · 99th percentile
CWE: CWE-416

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Patch today or shut off access.

CVSS: 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV: 30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS: 30 / 30 · 99.9%

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 US federal agencies: May 3, 2022.

Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

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Affected systems

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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

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

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

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Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2019-0683Apr 8, 2019 · An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Active Directory Forest trusts due to a default setting that lets an attacker in the…
24Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2019-0808Apr 8, 2019 · An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k…KEV
77This week
Later →CVE-2019-0960Jun 12, 2019 · Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
28Monitor

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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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	50 repositories	2019-05-14 → 2019-05-24
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

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

First PoCMay 14, 2019-3 d
MetasploitMay 14, 2019-3 d
PublishedMay 16, 2019
CISA KEVNov 3, 2021+901 d
TodayNov 14, 2026+2738 d

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

TR-20-262 · Apr 23, 2020(Uzaktan Erişim Servislerine Yönelik Önlemler)
TR-20-101 · Feb 18, 2020(Spacelabs Ultrasound Ürünleri Zafiyeti)
TR-19-056 · May 14, 2019(Microsoft RDP için Güvenlik Güncellemelerini Yayınladı)

All national notices →

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

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 Free

CVSS 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 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1free(dev->buf);
2/* ... another thread is still running ... */
3process(dev->buf);

Fixed

1lock(&dev->lock);
2free(dev->buf);
3dev->buf = NULL;
4unlock(&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.

Change log (0)

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190529-01-windows-en

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Data sources and verification

CNA: microsoft

CVE.org (CNA)Oct 21, 2025, 11:45 PM UTC
CISA ADPOct 21, 2025, 11:45 PM UTC
NVDJun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC
Exploit-DBNov 13, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC
MetasploitNov 13, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC
PoC-in-GitHubNov 13, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC

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