# CVE-2019-0887: Path traversal in Multiple

> An authenticated attacker can achieve remote code execution by abusing clipboard redirection in Windows Remote Desktop Services.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v82h-xf3f-qj32

## What is CVE-2019-0887?

CVE-2019-0887 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 15 Jul 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services - formerly known as Terminal Services - when an authenticated attacker abuses clipboard redirection, aka 'Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0887?

It affects 10 products.


Products: Microsoft Remote Desktop Client, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 11 21h2, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-0887?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0887 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-0887 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0887 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- exp for CVE-2019-0887 (github_poc): https://github.com/t43Wiu6/CVE-2019-0887
- https://github.com/qianshuidewajueji/CVE-2019-0887 (github_poc): https://github.com/qianshuidewajueji/CVE-2019-0887

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10

- [CVE-2026-78463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-78463/): Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-80074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80074/): Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-80077](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80077/): Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-42985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-42985/): Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-32157](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32157/): Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-0887 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-0887 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 15 Jul 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0887 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 10. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0887/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0887/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-0887
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0887
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0887

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