CVE-2025-29966 | Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Remote Desktop allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Published: 2025-05-13 Last update: 2025-05-19 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-29966 is rated High Risk (66.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.39%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-29966

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-07 2.53% 3.39% +0.86%
2 2026-04-26 2.62% 2.53% -0.09%
3 2026-04-23 — 2.62% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-29966

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-29966

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-29966

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft remote_desktop < 1.2.6228.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*
microsoft windows_app < 2.0.420 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_app:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
microsoft windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.21014 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.21014 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.8066 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.8066 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.7314 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.7314 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.5854 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.5854 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.5854 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.5854 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.5854 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.5854 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.5335 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.5335 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.5335 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.5335 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.4061 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.4061 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.8066 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.7314 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.3692 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.1611 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.4061 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-29966

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