Input validation error in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-1182
Published: August 13, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20235
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1182
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of requests sent to Remote Desktop Services when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted requests to the affected system and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1182
Install update from vendor's website.