CVE-2024-43454 Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service to execute arbitrary code on affected servers.
- 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-2024-43454?
CVE-2024-43454 is a high-severity path traversal 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-23
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43454?
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-2024-43454?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-43454 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43454 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fv7g-cg7m-qjrp.