CVE detail
CVE-2026-42985
Use after free in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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Buzz score components · mention 19.5 · diversity 12.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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tack. Talos highlights 4 critical vulnerabilities as Microsoft has determined that their exploitation is “more likely:” CVE-2026-42985 is a critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client which allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. CVE-2026-47291 is a critical Remote Code
vendorblog.talosintelligence.comJun 9, 2026, 9:21 PMy to respond without out-of-cycle patches. At time of writing, Microsoft has provided mitigation advice and patches for CVE-2026-33825 , CVE-2026-45585 , CVE-2026-45498 , and CVE-2026-41091 , leaving only two elevation of privilege vulnerabilities unpatched, known as MiniPlasma and GreenPlasma. However, a recent blog post by Nightmare Eclipse with the
vendorwww.rapid7.comJun 9, 2026, 9:04 PMication denial-of-service, and arbitrary code execution. Zero-day Vulnerabilities Patched in June Patch Tuesday Edition CVE-2026-49160: HTTP.sys Denial of Service Vulnerability Uncontrolled resource consumption in HTTP/2 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to deny service over a network. CVE-2026-45586: Windows Collaborative Translation Framework (
vendorblog.qualys.comJun 9, 2026, 8:52 PMbe the flaw known as Bitskrieg and a collaboration between Chaotic Eclipse (Nightmare Eclipse) and Jonas L . Important CVE-2026-49160 | HTTP.sys Denial of Service Vulnerability CVE-2026-49160 is a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability affecting HTTP.sys. It received a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 and is rated as important. It was assessed as “Exploitation More
vendorwww.tenable.comJun 9, 2026, 6:19 PM- The June 2026 Security Update ReviewZero Day Initiative
loser look at some of the more interesting updates for this month, starting with the bug being exploited in the wild. - CVE-2026-41091 - Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Since Microsoft doesn’t provide info on how widespread exploitation is, we must read some tea leaves. For this patch, several different people were acknowledged,
vendorwww.thezdi.comJun 9, 2026, 6:12 PM Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
vendormsrc.microsoft.comJun 9, 2026, 2:00 PM
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