Is Microsoft Remote Desktop safe right now?
1 flaw was added to CISA's list of actively exploited vulnerabilities in the last 30 days, including zero-days. If you run Microsoft Remote Desktop, update now.
Exploited in the last 90 days
- WordPress CoreZero-dayWordPress Core Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Vulnerability
What to do: Install the vendor's security update. If there isn't one yet, apply the vendor's workaround, or stop using the product until it's fixed. CISA lists this as actively exploited, so treat it as urgent.
- CoreZero-dayWordPress Core Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
What to do: Install the vendor's security update. If there isn't one yet, apply the vendor's workaround, or stop using the product until it's fixed. CISA lists this as actively exploited, so treat it as urgent.
Earlier exploited flaws
- WordPress Core Interpretation Conflict Vulnerability Zero-day
- WordPress Core SQL Injection Vulnerability Zero-day
- WebPros cPanel & WHM and WP2 (WordPress Squared) Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability Zero-day
- Microsoft WordPad Information Disclosure Vulnerability Zero-day
- WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- WordPress Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin File Download Vulnerability
- WordPress Social Warfare Plugin Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Microsoft Office and WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
By year
| Year | Exploited flaws added | Zero-days |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Questions
Is Microsoft Remote Desktop safe right now?
1 flaw was added to CISA's list of actively exploited vulnerabilities in the last 30 days, including zero-days. If you run Microsoft Remote Desktop, update now. Confirm with the vendor's own advisories and install updates as soon as they're available.
How many Microsoft Remote Desktop vulnerabilities have been exploited?
11 flaws are on CISA's list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in real attacks, 3 of them used by ransomware.
Covers products matching remote desktop, rd gateway, rdp. Sources: CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and the vendors' own advisories. Updated every hour. General information only; confirm details with the vendor.