RealVNC VNC Server 6.9.0 through 5.1.0 for Windows allows local privilege escalation…
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
RealVNC VNC Server 6.9.0 through 5.1.0 for Windows allows local privilege escalation because an installer repair operation executes %TEMP% files as SYSTEM.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00671 52nd 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-27502
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fcfr-67qx-fpgv
- 2026-10-07 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Realvnc Vnc Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-20315 RealVNC VNC Server before 6.11.0 and VNC Viewer before 6.22.826 on Windows allow local… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-27502 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-27502 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fcfr-67qx-fpgv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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