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TI-2026-25575 Aliases CVE-2026-33145

xrdp: Authenticated RCE via unsanitized AlternateShell execution in xrdp-sesman

Priority LOW 30CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions through 0.10.5 allow an authenticated remote user to execute arbitrary commands on the server due to unsafe handling of the AlternateShell parameter in xrdp-sesman. When the AllowAlternateShell setting is enabled (which is the default when not explicitly configured), xrdp accepts a client-supplied AlternateShell value and executes it via /bin/sh -c during session initialization. This results in shell-interpreted execution of unsanitized, user-controlled input. This behavior effectively provides a scriptable remote command execution primitive over RDP within the security context of the authenticated user, occurring prior to normal window manager startup. This can bypass expected session initialization flows and operational assumptions that restrict execution to interactive desktop environments. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00356 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed xrdp (neutrinolabs): 0.10.6

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
neutrinolabsxrdpbefore 0.10.60.10.6Patch availableCNA
  • xrdp Vendorneutrinolabs Affected before 0.10.6 Fixed in 0.10.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:neutrinolabs:xrdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.10.6Vulnerableneutrinolabs
  • cpe:2.3:a:neutrinolabs:xrdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.10.6 Vulnerable ·neutrinolabs

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA xrdp (neutrinolabs) Fixed in 0.10.6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33145

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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