xrdp 0.9.1 calls the PAM function auth_start_session() in an incorrect location, leading…
Priority LOW 35CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
xrdp 0.9.1 calls the PAM function auth_start_session() in an incorrect location, leading to PAM session modules not being properly initialized, with a potential consequence of incorrect configurations or elevation of privileges, aka a pam_limits.so bypass.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01501 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:neutrinolabs:xrdp:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.1 | Vulnerable | neutrinolabs |
- cpe:2.3:a:neutrinolabs:xrdp:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·neutrinolabs
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6967
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3fgq-wvwm-xq86
References
More neutrinolabs Xrdp vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-42163 xrdp improperly checks bounds of domain string length, which leads to Stack-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-29860 xrdp: lib_palette_update Heap Buffer Overflow & RCE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-07540 Buffer Overflow in xrdp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-07539 Buffer Overflow occurs in xrdp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-07538 Out of Bound Write in xrdp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-07537 Buffer Overflow in xrdp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-6967 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6967 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3fgq-wvwm-xq86 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-6967 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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