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CVE-2012-2526

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 25.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-08-15 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 does not properly process packets in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted RDP packets triggering access to a deleted object, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-053
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15650
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-053
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15650

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