Pre-authentication code execution via memory race
Published Mar 11, 2025 · Updated Feb 13, 2026
Remote code execution in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code before authentication. A race condition leaves sensitive data in improperly locked memory, permitting attacker-controlled use during network processing. Exploitation requires winning the race, but no credentials or user interaction are required and successful attacks gain code execution on the server.
Summary
What happened
Remote code execution in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code before authentication. A race condition leaves sensitive data in improperly locked memory, permitting attacker-controlled use during network processing. Exploitation requires winning the race, but no credentials or user interaction are required and successful attacks gain code execution on the server.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-24045
- Published
- Mar 11, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2019
- Classifications
- CWE-591, T1210
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.7009
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