CVE-2012-2526 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows XP SP3. It stems from improper packet processing in the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation, allowing remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted RDP packets that trigger access to a deleted object. With a CVSS score of 9.3 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in common frameworks like Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.