CVE-2025-27487
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 73rd percentile. Fixed versions are out.
What to do
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Affected: ≥ 10.0.10240.0, < 10.0.10240.20978Upgrade to: 10.0.10240.20978Affected: ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.7969Upgrade to: 10.0.14393.7969Affected: ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.7136Upgrade to: 10.0.17763.7136Affected: ≥ 10.0.19044.0, < 10.0.19044.5737Upgrade to: 10.0.19044.5737 + 1 more branchStated by: CVE record
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2Affected: ≥ 10.0.22621.0, < 10.0.22621.5189Upgrade to: 10.0.22621.5189Affected: ≥ 10.0.22631.0, < 10.0.22631.5189Upgrade to: 10.0.22631.5189Affected: ≥ 10.0.26100.0, < 10.0.26100.3775Upgrade to: 10.0.26100.3775Stated by: CVE record
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016Affected: ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.7969Upgrade to: 10.0.14393.7969Stated by: CVE record
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019Affected: ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.7136Upgrade to: 10.0.17763.7136Stated by: CVE record
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022Affected: ≥ 10.0.20348.0, < 10.0.20348.3453Upgrade to: 10.0.20348.3453Affected: ≥ 10.0.25398.0, < 10.0.25398.1551Upgrade to: 10.0.25398.1551Stated by: CVE record
Versions as the sources state them. 9 more products have version data. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 73rd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 443 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- remote desktop clientConsumer Software
- windows appOperating Systems / windows
- Windows 10 Version 1507Operating Systems / windows
- Windows 11 version 22H2Operating Systems / windows
- windows server 2008Operating Systems / windows
- Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Operating Systems / windows
- Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Operating Systems / windows
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Operating Systems / windows
And 59 more affected products. See all after sign-in
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 8.0 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationhigh confidence
- Privilege EscalationT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationhigh confidence
Sources
References in the record
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