xrdp: Channel Data Forwarding Fixed-Size Buffer Overflow
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions 0.10.6 and prior contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability within the virtual channel forwarding mechanism. When forwarding data from a remote client to the internal channel server, the xrdp process utilizes a fixed-size buffer without adequate bounds checking on the incoming payload. An authenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted virtual channel message that exceeds the buffer capacity, leading to heap memory corruption. This may result in a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the xrdp process. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.1.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| neutrinolabs | xrdp | before 0.10.6.1 | 0.10.6.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- xrdp Vendorneutrinolabs Affected before 0.10.6.1 Fixed in 0.10.6.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:neutrinolabs:xrdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.10.6.1 | Vulnerable | neutrinolabs |
- cpe:2.3:a:neutrinolabs:xrdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.10.6.1 Vulnerable ·neutrinolabs
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xrdp (neutrinolabs) Fixed in 0.10.6.1
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44178
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-2026-44178 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44178 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-44178 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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