High [CVE-2025-26671] Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This high-severity Microsoft Server advisory covers CVE-2025-26671 affecting Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation).
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Summary
Use after free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Affected products named by the advisory: Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation); Windows Server 2012; Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation); and 10 more.
Affected products named by the advisory: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation); Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation); Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation); Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation); and 1 more.
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.27670
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.27670
- Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.25423
- Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.25423
- Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.22523
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.22523
- Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.7969
- Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.7969
- Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.7136
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.7136
- Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.3453
- Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.1551
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
- 6.1.7601.27670
- 6.2.9200.25423
- 6.3.9600.22523
- 10.0.14393.7969
- 10.0.17763.7136
- 10.0.20348.3453
- 10.0.25398.1551
- 10.0.26100.3775
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 6.1.7601.27670, 6.2.9200.25423, 6.3.9600.22523, 10.0.14393.7969, 10.0.17763.7136, 10.0.20348.3453. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
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