Information disclosure in Remote Desktop Connection Manager - CVE-2020-0765
Published: March 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25871
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0765
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) application improperly parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a RDG file containing specially crafted XML content and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Affected software
Remote Desktop Connection Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2020-0765
Install updates from vendor's website.