CVE-2026-54990
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-54990- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-44001
Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-44001- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q6cx-465r-334m
Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
GHSA-q6cx-465r-334m- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-54990- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-54990 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24h2, published July 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.