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CVE-2026-44801 — Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop

CVSS v3.1 7.5 (HIGH) · EPSS 0.4% (higher than 36.5% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 5.2/10 · Published 2026-06-09

As of 2026-06-23, CVE-2026-44801 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop, CVSS v3.1 7.5, EPSS 0.4% (36.5th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-44801, most recently “Microsoft June 2026 Patch Tuesday — 198+ CVEs Including CVE-2026-49160 (HTTP.sys 'HTTP/2 Bomb' DoS), CVE-2026-50507 (BitLocker 'YellowKey' Bypass) and CVE-2026-45586 (Collaborative Translation Framework EoP)”.

Last updated: 2026-06-23

What is CVE-2026-44801?

Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

The record classifies CVE-2026-44801 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 a user to take an action first, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 12 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 95 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score: 7.5 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
EPSS (FIRST): 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.5% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority: 5.2/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published: 2026-06-09, last modified 2026-06-23

Is CVE-2026-44801 being exploited?

No public exploitation evidence for CVE-2026-44801 is recorded in the sources Threadlinqs tracks — CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, public proof-of-concept repositories and ProjectDiscovery Nuclei — as of 2026-06-23. That is an absence of evidence in those feeds, not a guarantee that the vulnerability is unexploited.

Affected products and versions

Microsoft: Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop, Windows 10 Version 1607, Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows 10 Version 21H2, Windows 10 Version 22H2, Windows 11 version 23H2, Windows 11 Version 23H2, Windows 11 Version 24H2, Windows 11 Version 25H2, Windows 11 version 26H1, Windows App Client for Windows Desktop, Windows Server 2012

How to fix CVE-2026-44801

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-44801 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-44801

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-44801, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Microsoft June 2026 Patch Tuesday — 198+ CVEs Including CVE-2026-49160 (HTTP.sys 'HTTP/2 Bomb' DoS), CVE-2026-50507 (BitLocker 'YellowKey' Bypass) and CVE-2026-45586 (Collaborative Translation Framework EoP) — HIGH · 2026-06-09

Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-06-25.

Vendor advisory and patch

msrc.microsoft.com — vendor advisory

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