CVE-2019-9510
Microsoft Windows RDP can bypass the Windows lock screen
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- certcc
Description
A vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1803 and Windows Server 2019 and later systems can allow authenticated RDP-connected clients to gain access to user sessions without needing to interact with the Windows lock screen. Should a network anomaly trigger a temporary RDP disconnect, Automatic Reconnection of the RDP session will be restored to an unlocked state, regardless of how the remote system was left. By interrupting network connectivity of a system, an attacker with access to a system being used as a Windows RDP client can gain access to a connected remote system, regardless of whether or not the remote system was locked. This issue affects Microsoft Windows 10, version 1803 and later, and Microsoft Windows Server 2019, version 2019 and later.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| certccCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 29% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 or newer system using RDP
- affected 1803 – < 10 *
- affected 2019 – < 2019*
What to do
Workaround: Disable RDP automatic reconnection on RDP servers. Disconnect RDP sessions instead of locking them.
References (4)
- VU#576688 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc732713%28v=ws.11%29 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-rdpbcgr/e729948a-3f4e-4568-9aef-d355e30b5389 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/1fd171de-a1b5-4721-86bf-082e4a375049/rds-2019-but-probably-other-versions-as-well-locked-rdp-session-logs-in-after-session-reconnect (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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