SB2019060503 - Authentication byass in Microsoft Windows RDP
Published: June 5, 2019
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9510)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to a logical error in implementation of RDP Network Level Authentication (NLA) when authenticating users after interrupted network connection. Remote Desktop server allows users to automatically authenticate in case of network connectivity loss without providing access credentials. An attacker with access a machine that is being used as RDP client can interrupt connection between the client and remote RDP server, then reconnect to the server and gain access to a remote session that belongs to another workstation user.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.