CVE-2013-1296 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Remote Desktop ActiveX control (mstscax.dll) within Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client versions 6.1 and 7.0. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious web pages or through compromised RDP servers that trigger access to deleted objects in memory. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a medium attack complexity, but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote_desktop_connection:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote_desktop_connection:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.