CVE-2015-2472: Microsoft Windows 10

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) through 8.1 in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not properly verify certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof clients via a crafted certificate with valid Issuer and Serial Number fields, aka "Remote Desktop Session Host Spoofing Vulnerability."

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows 8: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Rt: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
  • Microsoft Windows Vista: affected versions not specified

Published 2015-08-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.