# CVE-2026-69475: Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Services privilege escalation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-69475-microsoft-windows-remote-desktop-services-privilege-escalation  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-08. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-69475 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2026-09-08

Windows Remote Desktop Services contains a pointer dereference vulnerability that allows an authenticated local user to escalate privileges on an affected system. An attacker who gains initial access to a system with RDP enabled could exploit this flaw to obtain elevated permissions, enabling further malicious activity such as installing backdoors, stealing sensitive data, or compromising system integrity.

Technologies: [Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Services](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/windows-remote-desktop-services). Vendors: [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-69475 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-69475 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-69475?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 8 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Services.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-69475?** 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-2026-69475 attacked?** It is attacked with local access.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-69475?** Check whether you run Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Services. 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 is a pointer dereference flaw in Windows Remote Desktop Services that enables privilege escalation. The flaw requires an authenticated local attacker with at least user-level access to the system. By leveraging untrusted pointer operations within RDS, an attacker can execute code in the context of a higher-privileged process, achieving local privilege escalation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (high severity) and does not require network access, though it does require prior system authentication.

## Affected products

- Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Services

## Timeline

- 2026-09-08: disclosed

## References

- [https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69475](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69475)

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