CVE-2026-32157: Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-04-14 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use after free in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Affected products

Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop: before 2.0.1070.0 — fixed in 2.0.1070.0
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: before 10.0.14393.9060 — fixed in 10.0.14393.9060
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.17763.8644 — fixed in 10.0.17763.8644
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19044.7184 — fixed in 10.0.19044.7184
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19045.7184 — fixed in 10.0.19045.7184
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22631.6936 — fixed in 10.0.22631.6936
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.26100.8246 — fixed in 10.0.26100.8246
Microsoft Windows 11 25H2: before 10.0.26200.8246 — fixed in 10.0.26200.8246
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1: before 10.0.28000.1836 — fixed in 10.0.28000.1836
Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: before 10.0.14393.9060 — fixed in 10.0.14393.9060
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: before 10.0.17763.8644 — fixed in 10.0.17763.8644
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: before 10.0.20348.5020 — fixed in 10.0.20348.5020
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): before 10.0.25398.2274 — fixed in 10.0.25398.2274
Microsoft Windows Server 2025: before 10.0.26100.32690 — fixed in 10.0.26100.32690
Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop: from 1.2.0.0 before 1.2.7099.0 — fixed in 1.2.7099.0
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1: from 10.0.28000.0 before 10.0.28000.1836 — fixed in 10.0.28000.1836

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop 2.0.1070.0; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.9060; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.8644; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.7184; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.7184; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.6936; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.8246; Microsoft Windows 11 25H2 10.0.26200.8246; Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 10.0.28000.1836; Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.9060; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.8644; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.5020. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32157

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