CVE-2025-53722
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2025-53722 is a Windows Remote Desktop Services Denial of Service vulnerability that was disclosed and patched in Microsoft's August 2025 Patch Tuesday security updates. The vulnerability is classified as Important severity and affects Windows Remote Desktop Services (Bleeping Computer, GB Hackers).

Technical details

The vulnerability is rated as Important severity and is categorized as a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting Windows Remote Desktop Services. No active exploitation has been reported in the wild. The vulnerability was part of Microsoft's August 2025 Patch Tuesday which addressed a total of 107 vulnerabilities, including 4 Denial of Service vulnerabilities (Bleeping Computer, Cyber Security News).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service condition in Windows Remote Desktop Services, potentially disrupting remote access capabilities (Bleeping Computer).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released a security update to address this vulnerability as part of the August 2025 Patch Tuesday. Users and administrators are advised to apply the security updates through Windows Update to protect against this vulnerability (Bleeping Computer).

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