Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2025-29831Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free in Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Use after free in Remote Desktop Gateway Service allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 6.1.7601.0 – before 6.1.7601.27729
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 6.1.7601.0 – before 6.1.7601.27729
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.0 – before 6.2.9200.25475
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.0 – before 6.2.9200.25475
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 – before 6.3.9600.22577
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 – before 6.3.9600.22577
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.8066
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.8066
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.7314
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.7314
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 – before 10.0.20348.3692
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.0 – before 10.0.25398.1611
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.4061
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.4061

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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