CVE-2019-0708 — Microsoft Windows

What is CVE-2019-0708?

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services formerly known as Terminal Services when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests, aka 'Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

The record classifies CVE-2019-0708 under weakness class CWE-416. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 2 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 2699 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score: 9.8 — CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (FIRST): 99.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV: Listed since 2021-11-03, federal remediation deadline 2022-05-03 — used in known ransomware campaigns
Threadlinqs priority: 10/10 — CISA lists it as used in ransomware, which Threadlinqs scores at the maximum
Published: 2019-05-16, last modified 2025-10-21

Is CVE-2019-0708 being exploited?

CISA added CVE-2019-0708 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2022-05-03 under BOD 22-01. CISA flags the vulnerability as one used in known ransomware campaigns. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2019-0708 is publicly available. 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 43 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Ekultek/BlueKeep (github)
robertdavidgraham/rdpscan (github)
n1xbyte/CVE-2019-0708 (github)
k8gege/CVE-2019-0708 (github)
algo7/bluekeep_CVE-2019-0708_poc_to_exploit (github)
cbwang505/CVE-2019-0708-EXP-Windows (github)
0xeb-bp/bluekeep (github)
Cyb0r9/ispy (github)

Affected products and versions

Microsoft: Windows, Windows Server

How to fix CVE-2019-0708

The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2019-0708. Patch reference: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0708. Vendor advisory: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0708. Because CVE-2019-0708 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2022-05-03. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2019-0708

3 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2019-0708, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

NightEagle (APT-Q-95) Deploys GhostContainer Backdoor on Exchange, Exploits BlueKeep (CVE-2019-0708) and DCSync to Compromise Russian Active Directory — CRITICAL · 2026-09-21
LockBit 5.0 Ransomware Extortion Claim Against US Bank (U.S. Bancorp) — HIGH · 2026-08-21
BlueKeep (CVE-2019-0708) Windows RDP Use-After-Free Exploited In the Wild to Deploy Monero Cryptominer — CRITICAL · 2026-06-11

Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-09-22. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Vendor advisory and patch

Other references

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