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CVE-2019-0887

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 71.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-07-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services - formerly known as Terminal Services - when an authenticated attacker abuses clipboard redirection, aka 'Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Affected products

• Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop: before 1.2.2691 — fixed in 1.2.2691
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903
• Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: 10.0.22000.376
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1803, 1903
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
• Microsoft Multiple: Multiple

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop 1.2.2691. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108964
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0887
• https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/
• https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-the-hyper-v-connection/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108964
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0887
• https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/
• https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-the-hyper-v-connection/

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