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TI-2013-01135 Aliases CVE-2013-1296GHSA-7gmj-vwpf-4ch9

The Remote Desktop ActiveX control in mstscax.dll in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection…

Priority MEDIUM 59CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

The Remote Desktop ActiveX control in mstscax.dll in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client 6.1 and 7.0 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web page that triggers access to a deleted object, and allows remote RDP servers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger access to a deleted object, aka "RDP ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.20661 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote_desktop_connection:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote_desktop_connection:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote_desktop_connection:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote_desktop_connection:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1296
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7gmj-vwpf-4ch9

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2005-01701 Microsoft Terminal Server using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 5.2 stores an RSA private… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4

Sources

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