CVE-2026-44799: CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop
Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-44799 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop (version 1.2.0.0). This vulnerability enables an attacker without privileges to execute arbitrary code remotely by exploiting the buffer overflow condition. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating high severity. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this issue, as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system remotely, potentially leading to full system compromise including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Remote Desktop client version 1.2.0.0 as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-44799: CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-44799 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop (version 1.2.0.0). This vulnerability enables an attacker without privileges to execute arbitrary code remotely by exploiting the buffer overflow condition. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating high severity. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this issue, as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system remotely, potentially leading to full system compromise including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Remote Desktop client version 1.2.0.0 as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-07T20:07:18.270Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-44799","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284ccb8dd33fbd85664969
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 17:26:35 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 21:51:09 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 21:26:44 UTC
Views: 46
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