PT-2025-20969 · Microsoft · Windows Remote Desktop+1

Nicholas Vadasz · Published 2025-05-13 · Updated 2025-11-27 · CVE-2025-29966

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows Remote Desktop (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is a heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Remote Desktop, allowing an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. This enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and affect the system.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Memory Corruption

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-05446

CVE-2025-29966

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Remote Desktop

References · 12

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29966 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-29966 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-05446 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29966 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29966 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-29966 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/ZeroPathLabs/status/1922439122464944402 · Twitter Post
• https://reddit.com/r/VPNforFreedom/comments/1p7titr/remote_desktop_vs_client_vpn · Reddit Post
• https://t.me/kasperskyb2b/1734 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1922339844753391713 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/avleonovcom/1535 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/dailytechonx/status/1922724846779367871 · Twitter Post