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High · 7.4 Public exploit CVE-2005-1794 EUVD-2005-1796GHSA-68x9-rr6m-w8fv

Microsoft Terminal Server using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 5.2 stores an RSA private key in mstlsapi.dll and uses it to sign a certifica…

Published Jun 1, 2005 · Updated May 22, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Microsoft Terminal Server using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 5.2 stores an RSA private key in mstlsapi.dll and uses it to sign a certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof public keys of legitimate servers and conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.

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