xrdp: Pre-authentication out-of-bounds reads in channel parsers
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions through 0.10.5 have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the pre-authentication RDP message parsing logic. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can trigger this flaw by sending a specially crafted sequence of packets during the initial connection phase. This vulnerability results from insufficient validation of input buffer lengths before processing dynamic channel communication. Successful exploitation can lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition via a process crash or potential disclosure of sensitive information from the service's memory space. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| neutrinolabs | xrdp | before 0.10.6 | 0.10.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- xrdp Vendorneutrinolabs Affected before 0.10.6 Fixed in 0.10.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:neutrinolabs:xrdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.10.6 | Vulnerable | neutrinolabs |
- 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
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33689
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
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-2026-33689 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-33689 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-33689 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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