CVE-2015-2473

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the client in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) through 8.1 in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .rdp file, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol DLL Planting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 15, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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