CVE-2024-38077CriticalCVSS 9.8

Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published
May 31, 2026
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2024-38077 →

📋 Description

How would an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An unauthenticated attacker could connect to the Remote Desktop Licensing Service and send a malicious message which could allow remote code execution.

🎯 Affected products17

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB5040430 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.6054 KB5040437 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.2582 KB5040438 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.25398.1009 KB5040434 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.7159 KB5040499 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.0.6003.22769 KB5040490 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.0.6003.22769 KB5040497 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.1.7601.27219 KB5040498 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.1.7601.27219 KB5040485 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.2.9200.24975 KB5040456 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.3.9600.22074

🔗 References (21)