CVE-2019-0887: microsoft multiple Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-0887 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in microsoft multiple. EPSS estimates a 70.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-07-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services - formerly known as Terminal Services - when an authenticated attacker abuses clipboard redirection, aka 'Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.