Information disclosure in Microsoft products - CVE-2022-26940
Published: May 10, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62978
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26940
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 excessive data output by the application in Remote Desktop Protocol Client. A remote user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Affected software
Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26940
Install updates from vendor's website.