THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2013-1296
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2013-1296

Remote Desktop Connection vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
20.7%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
The Remote Desktop ActiveX control in mstscax.dll in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client 6.1 and 7.0 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web page that triggers access to a deleted object, and allows remote RDP servers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger access to a deleted object, aka "RDP ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Remote Desktop Connection
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2013-04-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 20.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-1296

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-1296.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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