Description
Use after free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Published: 2026-09-08
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a use‑after‑free flaw in Windows Remote Desktop Services that allows a malicious actor who has authorized network access to execute arbitrary code on the target system. By triggering the freed memory, an attacker can inject and run malicious payloads without further interaction.

Affected Systems

Affected releases include Microsoft Windows 11 23H2, 24H2, 25H2, and 26H1 as well as Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (both full and Server Core installations).

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.1 indicates high severity. The EPSS score is not published, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. Exploitation requires an attacker with authorized access—likely via a compromised or authenticated Remote Desktop session—giving the attacker a foothold to trigger the use‑after‑free and achieve remote code execution.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 8, 2026 at 23:29 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2026-69536, which patches the use‑after‑free flaw (CWE-416) in Remote Desktop Services.
  • Disable or restrict Remote Desktop Services or limit inbound RDP traffic to trusted IPs via firewall rules, eliminating exposure to the CWE-416 vulnerability.
  • Enforce network level authentication or multifactor authentication for Remote Desktop connections to reduce attacker privileges before exploiting the CWE-416 flaw.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 8, 2026 at 23:29 UTC.

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History

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft windows 11 23h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows 11 26h1
Microsoft windows Server 2025 (server Core Installation)
Vendors & Products Microsoft windows 11 23h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows 11 26h1
Microsoft windows Server 2025 (server Core Installation)

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use after free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Title Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows 11 23h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows 11 26h1
Microsoft windows Server 2025
Weaknesses CWE-416
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26H1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows 11 23h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows 11 26h1
Microsoft windows Server 2025
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 11 23h2 Windows 11 23h2 Windows 11 24h2 Windows 11 24h2 Windows 11 25h2 Windows 11 25h2 Windows 11 26h1 Windows 11 26h1 Windows Server 2025 Windows Server 2025 (server Core Installation)
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-25T21:35:45.287Z

Reserved: 2026-08-03T21:12:04.477Z

Link: CVE-2026-69536

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T09:57:11.208Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T18:19:21.793

Modified: 2026-09-14T18:36:23.340

Link: CVE-2026-69536

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-10T20:59:21Z

Weaknesses