Microsoft Releases Security Updates to Address Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Original release date: August 14, 2019
Microsoft has released security updates to address two remote code execution vulnerabilities, CVE-2019-1181 and CVE-2019-1182, in the following operating systems:

• Windows 7 SP1
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows 8.1
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows 10

An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Similar to CVE-2019-0708—dubbed BlueKeep—these vulnerabilities are considered “wormable” because malware exploiting these vulnerabilities on a system could propagate to other vulnerable systems.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and users and administrators to review the following resources and apply the necessary updates:

• Microsoft Security Blog Post: Patch New Wormable Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Services (CVE-2019-1181/1182)
• Microsoft Security Vulnerability Information for  CVE-2019-1181
• Microsoft Security Vulnerability Information for CVE-2019-1182
• Microsoft Security Blog Post: Protect Against BlueKeep
• Microsoft Customer Guidance for CVE-2019-0708