Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2019-0708 Exploited
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, formerly known as Terminal Service, contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to connect to the target system using RDP and send specially crafted requests. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution. The vulnerability is also known under the moniker of BlueKeep.
Being exploited in the wild
Catalogued 3 November 2021 · US federal remediation deadline 3 May 2022 · Known use in ransomware campaigns
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Exploit code is also public: Metasploit · Exploit-DB · Public PoC
- Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/rdp/cve_2019_0708_bluekeep
- Metasploitexploit/windows/rdp/cve_2019_0708_bluekeep_rce
- Exploit-DBMicrosoft Windows Remote Desktop - 'BlueKeep' Denial of Service
- Exploit-DBMicrosoft Windows Remote Desktop - 'BlueKeep' Denial of Service (Metasploit)
- Exploit-DBMicrosoft Windows Remote Desktop - 'BlueKeep' Denial of Service (Metasploit)
- Exploit-DBMicrosoft Windows - BlueKeep RDP Remote Windows Kernel Use After Free (Metasploit)
- Public PoCEkultek/BlueKeep1,186 stars
- Public PoCrobertdavidgraham/rdpscan923 stars
- Public PoCn1xbyte/CVE-2019-0708495 stars
- Public PoCk8gege/CVE-2019-0708388 stars
- Public PoCalgo7/bluekeep_CVE-2019-0708_poc_to_exploit342 stars
- Public PoCcbwang505/CVE-2019-0708-EXP-Windows317 stars
- Public PoC0xeb-bp/bluekeep294 stars
- Public PoCCyb0r9/ispy245 stars
Assessment
- CVSS
- 9.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- Critical
- EPSS
- 100% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Known exploited
- Yes — listed in the CISA KEV catalog
- Exploit availability
- CISA KEV, Metasploit, Exploit-DB, Public PoC
- Published
- 16 May 2019
- Last updated
- 22 October 2025
- Affected
- Microsoft · Remote Desktop Services · Windows · Windows Server
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Assigner
- microsoft
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
At the source
References
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0708
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-166360.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-406175.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-433987.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-616199.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-832947.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-932041.pdf
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0708
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153133/Microsoft-Windows-Remote-Desktop-BlueKeep-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153627/Microsoft-Windows-RDP-BlueKeep-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154579/BlueKeep-RDP-Remote-Windows-Kernel-Use-After-Free.html
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