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CVE-2024-38072

Windows - Remote Desktop Licensing Service

Microsoft CVSS 7.5 Updated March 14, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service, which could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service condition. This vulnerability can be exploited by sending a specially crafted request to the affected service."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Service
Target Asset Remote Desktop Licensing Service
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: Remote Desktop Licensing Service (Service)
$Targets = 'Remote Desktop Licensing Service'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Remote Desktop Services

Internal Work Notes

Apply latest Windows security updates to mitigate potential denial of service vulnerability in Remote Desktop Licensing Service

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