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TI-2023-14403 Aliases CVE-2023-30575GHSA-jcgp-rv79-q77m

Apache Guacamole: Incorrect calculation of Guacamole protocol element lengths

Priority LOW 35CWE-131Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Apache Guacamole 1.5.1 and older may incorrectly calculate the lengths of instruction elements sent during the Guacamole protocol handshake, potentially allowing an attacker to inject Guacamole instructions during the handshake through specially-crafted data.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01007 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Guacamoleup to 1.5.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache Guacamole VendorApache Affected up to 1.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:guacamole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.5.2VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:guacamole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-30575
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jcgp-rv79-q77m

References

  • TI-2019-14123 SQLite 3.30.1 mishandles certain SELECT statements with a nonexistent VIEW, leading to an application crash. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-23512 Apache Guacamole: Integer overflow in handling of VNC image buffers CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-19751 Improper validation of SAML responses CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-14404 Apache Guacamole: Use-after-free in handling of RDP audio input buffer CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2017-02374 Race condition in Apache Guacamole CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2018-01241 Prior to 1.0.0, Apache Guacamole used a cookie for client-side storage of the user's… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources