CVE-2024-49115 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop Services. Available reporting indicates the flaw affects systems configured with the Remote Desktop Gateway role and can be triggered by a network-based attacker connecting to the vulnerable service. The vulnerability is described as involving a race condition that can lead to a use-after-free condition, which can then be leveraged to execute arbitrary code remotely. It is one of several similarly described Remote Desktop Services flaws addressed by Microsoft in December 2024 and carries a CVSS score of 8.1.
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A remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop Services (RDS) that can be exploited via the Remote Desktop Gateway role, potentially through a use-after-free scenario.
Remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop Services involving use-after-free or sensitive data exposure in memory; exploitable against systems configured as Remote Desktop Gateway and requiring a race condition win.
A remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop Services.
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