What is CVE-2022-26940?

CVE-2022-26940 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with High severity. Remote Desktop Protocol Client Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2022-26940 cover?

CVE-2022-26940 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2022-26940. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2022-26940?

CVE-2022-26940 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2022-26940?

CVE-2022-26940 affects 5 products, including: Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop; Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems; Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems; Windows Server 2022; Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation).

CVE-2022-26940HighCVSS 6.5

Remote Desktop Protocol Client Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

May 10, 2022

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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📋 Description

What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability? Exploiting this vulnerability could allow the disclosure of initialized or uninitialized memory in the process heap.

🎯 Affected products5

Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop
Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 1.2.3130 KB5013944 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.707 KB5013943 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.675

🔗 References (6)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26940
patchhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/windowsdesktop-whatsnew#updates-for-version-123130
patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5013944
referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5013944
patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5013943
referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5013943