CVE-2025-29966: Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-05-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-122

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Remote Desktop allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Affected products

Microsoft Remote Desktop: before 1.2.6228.0 — fixed in 1.2.6228.0
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: before 10.0.10240.21014 — fixed in 10.0.10240.21014
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: before 10.0.14393.8066 — fixed in 10.0.14393.8066
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.17763.7314 — fixed in 10.0.17763.7314
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19044.5854 — fixed in 10.0.19044.5854
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19045.5854 — fixed in 10.0.19045.5854
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22621.5335 — fixed in 10.0.22621.5335
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22631.5335 — fixed in 10.0.22631.5335
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.26100.4061 — fixed in 10.0.26100.4061
Microsoft Windows App Client for Windows Desktop: before 2.0.420 — fixed in 2.0.420
Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: before 10.0.14393.8066 — fixed in 10.0.14393.8066
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: before 10.0.17763.7314 — fixed in 10.0.17763.7314
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: before 10.0.20348.3692 — fixed in 10.0.20348.3692
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): before 10.0.25398.1611 — fixed in 10.0.25398.1611
Microsoft Windows Server 2025: before 10.0.26100.4061 — fixed in 10.0.26100.4061
Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop: from 1.2.0.0 before 1.2.6228.0 — fixed in 1.2.6228.0
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: from 10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.21014 — fixed in 10.0.10240.21014
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.8066 — fixed in 10.0.14393.8066
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.7314 — fixed in 10.0.17763.7314
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.5854 — fixed in 10.0.19044.5854
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.5854 — fixed in 10.0.19045.5854
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.5335 — fixed in 10.0.22621.5335
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.5335 — fixed in 10.0.22631.5335
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.5335 — fixed in 10.0.22631.5335
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.4061 — fixed in 10.0.26100.4061
Microsoft Windows App Client for Windows Desktop: from 1.00 before 2.0.420 — fixed in 2.0.420
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: from 6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.27729 — fixed in 6.1.7601.27729
Microsoft Windows Server 2012: from 6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.25475 — fixed in 6.2.9200.25475

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Remote Desktop 1.2.6228.0; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.21014; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.8066; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.7314; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.5854; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.5854; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.5335; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.5335; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.4061; Microsoft Windows App Client for Windows Desktop 2.0.420; Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.8066; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.7314. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29966

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