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CVE-2025-21297

Windows - Remote Desktop Services

Microsoft CVSS 8.1 Updated March 10, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Remote Desktop Services, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to systems that have Remote Desktop Services enabled, as it could be exploited to gain control of the system."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Service
Target Asset Remote Desktop Services
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: Remote Desktop Services (Service)
$Targets = 'Remote Desktop Services'
$SearchPaths = @("$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 security update to mitigate Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop Services

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