UltraVNC repeater integer overflow in win_log malloc leading to heap overflow
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
UltraVNC repeater through 1.8.2.2 contains an integer overflow in the HTTP request logging path. In repeater/webgui/settings.c:336, the win_log() function allocates list nodes via malloc(sizeof(struct LIST) + strlen(line)), where line is derived from HTTP request URIs. If strlen(line) is sufficiently large, the addition overflows to a value smaller than sizeof(struct LIST), causing a heap allocation smaller than required. The subsequent strcpy of the full string into the undersized allocation produces a heap buffer overflow. In the current implementation this overflow is bounded by the HTTP receive buffer size (WI_RXBUFSIZE = 153600 bytes, well below SIZE_MAX on 32-bit builds), limiting practical exploitability to a partial heap write. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger the theoretical overflow path by sending a maximally-sized URI in an HTTP request to the repeater HTTP port.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-7828
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hpq9-2mqh-7fg9
References
More uvnc Ultravnc vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-19268 UltraVNC Launcher 1.2.4.0 - 'RepeaterHost' Denial of Service CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2026-04323 UltraVNC Service version.dll uncontrolled search path CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3
- TI-2020-19267 UltraVNC Launcher 1.2.4.0 - 'Password' Denial of Service CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2026-06899 UltraVNC repeater HTTP server global buffer overflow via long URI (pre-auth RCE) CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2019-05946 Heap-based buffer overflow in Kaspersky Lab UltraVNC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-05945 Heap-based buffer overflow in Kaspersky Lab UltraVNC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-7828 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-7828 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hpq9-2mqh-7fg9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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