CVE-2024-38260 Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attackers can execute arbitrary code on Windows Server systems via the Remote Desktop Licensing Service, requiring immediate patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38260?
CVE-2024-38260 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, published on 10 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-908
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38260?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38260?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-38260 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38260 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9wg2-mhm9-jgvc.