Microsoft Remote Desktop Client for Mac version 8.0.36 suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability.
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Advisory ID: SGMA16-004
Title: Microsoft Remote Desktop Client for Mac Remote Code Execution
Product: Microsoft Remote Desktop Client for Mac
Version: 8.0.36 and probably prior
Vendor: www.microsoft.com
Vulnerability type: Undisclosed
Risk level: 4 / 5
Credit: filippo.cavallarin@wearesegment.com
CVE: N/A
Vendor notification: 2016-07-13
Vendor fix: N/A
Public disclosure: N/A
Details
A vulnerability exists in Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target machine.
User interaction is needed to exploit this issue, but a single click on a link (sent via mail, iMessage, etc.) is sufficient to trigger the vulnerability.
Since Microsoft has not released a fix yet, we won't provide any further information until the bug is fixed. Only a demo video is available at https://youtu.be/6HeSiXYRpNY.
Solution
N/A
References
https://www.wearesegment.com/research/Microsoft-Remote-Desktop-Client-for-Mac-Remote-Code-Execution