CVE-2026-42985: microsoft remote_desktop_client Use After Free
CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 09-06-2026Last modified 24-09-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-42985 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use After Free vulnerability in microsoft remote_desktop_client. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.82%
0%100%
Low · -0.44 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 09-06-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 24-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Use after free in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 versionHigh 8.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:CSourcesAll 2 agree
- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.82%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
56%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.44 pp
From 1.26% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.82%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-416Use After FreeThe product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Microsoft31 products
- remote_desktop_client< 1.2.7214
- remote desktop client for windows desktop≥ 1.2.0.0, < 1.2.7214.0
- windows_10_1607< 10.0.14393.9234
- windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.8880
- windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.7417
1 vendor · 31 products
