THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2014-0296
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2014-0296

Windows 7 vulnerability

CVSS
5.1
EPSS
5.7%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 does not properly encrypt sessions, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network or modify session content by sending crafted RDP packets, aka "RDP MAC Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 7
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2014-06-11

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 5.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-0296

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 7 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-0296.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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