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Is RemoteApp vulnerable?

I came across a situation when the entered credentials are saved when working in RemoteApp in Windows 7 Professional x64, even if the option “Allow me to save credentials” is not activated in the settings of the Remote Desktop Connection application. This raises two questions:
  1. This situation is a result of OS vulnerabilities or incorrect security settings;
  2. if this is a vulnerability, is there a patch / update that fixes it, or if this is a problem in the settings, for example group policy, then what parameters need to be fixed.

The PC works in a workgroup, not in a domain, the settings in the group policy have not changed, the RDP version is 7.1, the shell version is 6.1.7601. Below is a sequence of actions that lead to this situation.

  1. In the settings of the remote desktop, we check that there is no tick next to the option “Allow me to save credentials”.
  2. Launch the “RemoteApp” application, the “Windows Security” dialog box appears.
  3. Enter the username and password, click “OK”, the application “RemoteApp” starts.
  4. When you restart the application, credentials are not requested.
  5. In order to reset the entered credentials when connecting to “RemoteApp”, you need to open the “Remote Desktop” application and click the “Connect” button. ".
  6. Launch the “RemoteApp” application, and the “Windows Security” window reappears.

Thus, under certain conditions there is a possibility of circumventing the security of the OS “Windows 7 Professional” when working with “RemoteApp”.

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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/281751/


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