CVE-2012-2526

critical
Published 2012-08-15 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
VIR risk
9.3

Description

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 does not properly process packets in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted RDP packets triggering access to a deleted object, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
windows windowsaffected

References

CWEs

CWE-94

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.