# CVE-2026-61356: Windows Remote Desktop Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

> An authorized local attacker can elevate privileges due to missing authentication in Windows Remote Desktop Services.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xf77-3fgp-9g2c

## What is CVE-2026-61356?

CVE-2026-61356 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809, published on 11 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing authentication for critical function in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-61356?

It affects 10 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, Microsoft Windows 11 25h2, Microsoft Windows 11 26h1, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows Server 2025.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-61356?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-61356 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-61356 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-61356 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10 1809

- [CVE-2024-29988](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29988/): Microsoft SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-21412](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21412/): Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-62221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62221/): Microsoft Windows Use After Free (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-30400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-30400/): Microsoft Windows DWM Core Library Use-After-Free (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-21338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21338/): Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-61356 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-61356 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809, published on 11 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-61356 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 10 1809. 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-2026-61356/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61356/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61356
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61356
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-61356

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61356/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.