CVE-2019-0708: BlueKeep
Use After Free: Is CVE-2019-0708 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.
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Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.
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Real — exploited in the wild
CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.
Based on CISA KEV
Confirm or dispute →CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services formerly known as Terminal Services when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests, aka 'Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
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Real, needs no login, and can spread like a worm. It is a bug in Windows RDP (Remote Desktop). An attacker can run code on an unpatched machine with no login, just by reaching RDP (port 3389). Microsoft was so worried about a WannaCry-style worm that they even patched end-of-life Windows XP.
Who is affected: older, unpatched Windows versions. Specifically Windows XP, 7, Server 2003, 2008, and 2008 R2. Windows 8 and 10 are not affected. If RDP is open to the internet on one of these old systems and it is unpatched, it is a serious risk.
Note on exploitation: the public exploit works, but it can crash the target (blue screen) if it is not tuned. So a failed attempt does not always mean you are safe. If you have exposed, unpatched RDP on an affected OS, treat it as exploitable.
Commonly flagged by: Nessus, Qualys, OpenVAS.
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Install the May 2019 patch for the affected OS. Better still, never expose RDP directly to the internet. Put it behind a VPN, and turn on Network Level Authentication (NLA), which blocks the pre-login path. On systems you cannot patch, disable RDP or block port 3389 at the firewall. If it was exposed and unpatched, investigate for compromise.
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