CVE-2021-34535
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
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
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-34535- 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/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-21188
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2021-21188- 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/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6j5r-87mw-77mg
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-6j5r-87mw-77mg- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-34535- 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 - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft remote desktop client
- microsoft remote desktop client for windows desktop
- microsoft windows 10 version 1507
- microsoft windows 10 version 1607
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 1909
- microsoft windows 10 version 2004
- microsoft windows 10 version 20h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h1
- microsoft windows 7
- microsoft windows 7 service pack 1
- microsoft windows 8.1
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-2021-34535 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Remote Desktop Client, published August 12, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.9%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.