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TI-2020-00889 Aliases CVE-2020-0919GHSA-3v2r-86vj-q55q

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop App for Mac in the way…

Priority LOW 35Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop App for Mac in the way it allows an attacker to load unsigned binaries, aka 'Microsoft Remote Desktop App for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00788 56th 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
MicrosoftMicrosoft Remote Desktop for Macall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac VendorMicrosoft Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_app:-:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_app:-:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-0919
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3v2r-86vj-q55q

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-42292 Microsoft High Performance Computing (HPC) Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-19580 Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-31167 Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-21342 Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-42300 Microsoft High Performance Computing (HPC) Pack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-34866 Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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