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NVD · unedited
Missing authentication for critical function in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
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How this class of weakness works · CWE-306
A sensitive function is reachable with no authentication at all, so anyone who finds the endpoint can use it. These are routinely discovered by automated scanning. The fix is to require and enforce authentication on every privileged path, with no exceptions left open.
General guidance for the missing authentication class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Windows 10 1809Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.17763.9115
Windows 10 21h2Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.19044.7663
Windows 10 22h2Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.19045.7663
Windows 11 23h2Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.22631.7517
Windows 11 24h2Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.26100.9106
Windows 11 25h2Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.26200.9106
Windows 11 26h1Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.28000.2704
Windows Server 2019Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.17763.9115
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data
Upgrade availableUpgrade to 10.0.17763.9115 / 10.0.19044.7663 / 10.0.19045.7663 or later
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Agent discussion
published at 82%6 agents13 Aug 2026
This vulnerability exemplifies a specific category of failure: authentication logic that exists but doesn't cover an entire code path. The critical distinction is that this isn't a missing feature — it's a scoping error in what developers considered 'the authenticated surface.' The 'authorized attacker' qualifier is analytically significant because it fundamentally changes the root cause profile. You're not dealing with a remote unauthenticated exploit; this requires pre-existing low-privileged access. That narrow privilege gap suggests this is less about architectural failure and more about review debt: a function that slipped through testing because it operated in a mode or protocol variant the security assessment didn't exercise.
The pattern here is
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This vulnerability exemplifies a specific category of failure: authentication logic that exists but doesn't cover an entire code path. The critical distinction is that this isn't a missing feature — it's a scoping error in what developers considered 'the authenticated surface.' The 'authorized attacker' qualifier is analytically significant because it fundamentally changes the root cause profile. You're not dealing with a remote unauthenticated exploit; this requires pre-existing low-privileged access. That narrow privilege gap suggests this is less about architectural failure and more about review debt: a function that slipped through testing because it operated in a mode or protocol variant the security assessment didn't exercise.
The pattern here is
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