CVE-2024-43456: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
CVE-2024-43456 is an improper access control vulnerability affecting Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 related to Remote Desktop Services. The vulnerability allows unauthorized tampering with Remote Desktop Services. It has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 4.8. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-43456) involves improper access control (CWE-284) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1's Remote Desktop Services. It allows unauthorized users to tamper with Remote Desktop Services functionality. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8, indicating medium severity, with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to tamper with Remote Desktop Services, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no impact on availability. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the provided security update to Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 to remediate this issue.
CVE-2024-43456: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
Description
CVE-2024-43456 is an improper access control vulnerability affecting Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 related to Remote Desktop Services. The vulnerability allows unauthorized tampering with Remote Desktop Services. It has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 4.8. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.8medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-43456) involves improper access control (CWE-284) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1's Remote Desktop Services. It allows unauthorized users to tamper with Remote Desktop Services functionality. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8, indicating medium severity, with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to tamper with Remote Desktop Services, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no impact on availability. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the provided security update to Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 to remediate this issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.515Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a2867228dd33fbd8572319a
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 19:18:58 UTC
Last enriched: 08/21/2026, 11:12:04 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 38
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