HIGH
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published Mar 9, 2022
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 18.84%
Description
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Affected products
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- Version 1.2.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<1.2.2925.0
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- Version 10.0.10240.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.10240.19235
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- Version 10.0.14393.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.14393.5006
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.17763.2686
- Version 10.0.17763.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.17763.2686
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.18363.2158
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.19042.1586
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.19043.1586
- Version
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- Version 10.0.19043.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.19044.1586
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.22000.556
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- Version 6.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.1.7601.25898
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- Version 6.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.1.7601.25898
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- Version 6.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.3.9600.20303
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- Version 6.0.6003.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.0.6003.21416
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- Version 6.1.7601.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.1.7601.25898
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- Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) Defaultn/a
- Version 6.1.7601.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.1.7601.25898
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- Version 6.0.6003.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.0.6003.21416
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- Version 6.0.6003.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.0.6003.21416
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- Version 6.2.9200.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.2.9200.23645
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- Version 6.2.9200.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.2.9200.23645
- Version
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- Version 6.3.9600.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.3.9600.20303
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- Version 6.3.9600.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.3.9600.20303
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- Version 10.0.14393.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.14393.5006
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- Version 10.0.14393.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.14393.5006
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- Version 10.0.17763.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.17763.2686
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- Version 10.0.17763.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.17763.2686
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- Version 10.0.20348.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.20348.587
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.19042.1586
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
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| Microsoft | Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1507 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 20H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 21H1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 21H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 21H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 7 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server version 20H2 | n/a |
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OR
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- 20h2
- 21h1
- 21h2
- 1607
- 1809
- 1909
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- 20h2
- 2022
- n/a
- r2
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- r2
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
8.8 HIGH CVE.org
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
Exploit Maturity Proof of Concept
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
18.84% 0.18842
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.18842
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (45 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 18.84% (0.18842) | 97.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18.85% (0.18848) | 96.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 18.27% (0.18265) | 95.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 14.31% (0.14305) | 94.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 21, 2026 | 18.05% (0.18046) | 95.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 16.11% (0.16111) | 94.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 14.72% (0.14721) | 94.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 16.11% (0.16111) | 94.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 7.53% (0.07526) | 90.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 10, 2025 | 15.33% (0.15329) | 94.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 24, 2025 | 14.13% (0.14134) | 94.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 18, 2025 | 15.33% (0.15329) | 94.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 26, 2025 | 14.13% (0.14134) | 93.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 24, 2025 | 18.05% (0.18047) | 94.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 11, 2025 | 13.64% (0.13645) | 93.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.46% (0.17457) | 94.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.55% (0.20552) | 92.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.46% (0.17457) | 94.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 12, 2025 | 2.28% (0.02283) | 89.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01210) | 84.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.04% (0.03039) | 90.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 22, 2024 | 7.96% (0.07964) | 94.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 4, 2024 | 6.14% (0.06145) | 93.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 21, 2024 | 7.45% (0.07449) | 94.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 3.32% (0.03316) | 91.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 3.08% (0.03084) | 91.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 2.29% (0.02292) | 89.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 2.39% (0.02387) | 89.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 2.06% (0.02061) | 88.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 1.66% (0.01657) | 87.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 1.73% (0.01727) | 86.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 1.52% (0.01515) | 85.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 15, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01558) | 85.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.71% (0.01707) | 86.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 1.79% (0.01785) | 86.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 20, 2023 | 1.67% (0.01671) | 86.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 1.88% (0.01878) | 86.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2023 | 1.94% (0.01938) | 86.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 2.34% (0.02340) | 88.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.83% (0.02826) | 89.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.60% (0.01601) | 75.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.60% (0.01601) | 75.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.60% (0.01601) | 73.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 15, 2022 | 1.60% (0.01601) | 53.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 10, 2022 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 35.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21990 | vendor-advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Mar 9, 2022
Updated Jul 8, 2025
Reserved Dec 16, 2021
Link CVE-2022-21990
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a