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CVE-2019-0708

Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

  • Critical 9.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Nov 2021
  • Used in ransomware campaigns

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services formerly known as Terminal Services when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests, aka 'Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Key facts

Published
16 May 2019
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
microsoft
KEV added
3 Nov 2021
KEV fix due
3 May 2022
Used in ransomware
Yes, according to CISA
EPSS
99.999% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.999% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows
  • 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 (affected)
  • 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (affected)
MicrosoftWindows Server
  • 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation) (affected)
  • 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 (affected)
  • 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (affected)
  • 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation) (affected)
  • 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 (affected)
  • 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (affected)
  • 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (affected)
  • 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation) (affected)

Timeline

  1. 16 May 2019 Published
  2. 3 Nov 2021 CVE-2019-0708 added to CISA KEV
  3. 3 Nov 2021 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References