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CVE-2024-38077: Critical RCE in Windows RDL Service

  • In August 2024, a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, CVE-2024-38077, affecting Windows Remote Desktop Licensing (RDL) Service was disclosed.
  • The vulnerability allows for unauthenticated RCE on affected servers without user interaction and impacts all Windows Server versions from 2000 to 2025 with RDL enabled.
  • The root cause is a heap-based buffer overflow in how RDL handles license key packet decoding, enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code with system-level privileges.
  • Microsoft has released a security patch for CVE-2024-38077 in July 2024; affected users are advised to apply the patch immediately to prevent exploitation.

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