Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-59116 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-59116 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-59116?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.8, published 13 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-59116?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-59116 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-59116?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from the use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in Windows Remote Desktop's security implementation. An attacker with network access can exploit this weakness to bypass a security feature; no authentication or user interaction is required for the attack to succeed.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop
Timeline
- 2026-10-13: disclosed