High severity · published Jul 20, 2026
CVE-2026-44178
xrdp: Channel Data Forwarding Fixed-Size Buffer Overflow
8.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions 0.10.6 and prior contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability within the virtual channel forwarding mechanism. When forwarding data from a remote client to the internal channel server, the xrdp process utilizes a fixed-size buffer without adequate bounds checking on the incoming payload. An authenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted virtual channel message that exceeds the buffer capacity, leading to heap memory corruption. This may result in a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the xrdp process. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XR
xrdp · neutrinolabs
< 0.10.6.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44178
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44178
Release Notes
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/releases/tag/v0.10.6.1
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/security/advisories/GHSA-hh7r-2rmq-q4g4
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