CVE-2024-43582: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-43582, was disclosed on October 8, 2024. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH) (NVD, Rapid7).

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated threat actor to execute code by sending malformed packets to an RPC host. Successful exploitation requires the attacker to win a race condition, which could lead to remote code execution with the same permissions as the RPC service. The vulnerability has been assigned the CWE-416 (Use After Free) classification (NVD, Arctic Wolf).

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute code remotely on the affected system with the privileges of the RPC service. The high CVSS score of 8.1 indicates significant potential impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems (NVD).

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Affected users are strongly recommended to apply the appropriate patches for their specific Windows versions. The updates are available through KB5044277 for Windows Server 2019 and Windows 10 version 1809, KB5044273 for Windows 10 versions 21H2 and 22H2, KB5044280 for Windows 11 version 21H2, KB5044285 for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2, and KB5044284 for Windows 11 version 24H2 (Arctic Wolf).