CVE-2024-43455 Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Spoofing Vulnerability
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-43455 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-43455 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, published on 10 Sep 2024.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43455 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Windows Server 2008. 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-2024-43455/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43455/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-43455?
CVE-2024-43455 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, published on 10 Sep 2024.
Official description
Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Spoofing Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43455?
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-2024-43455?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43455 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-43455 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43455 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pw5m-22q6-976f.