Authorization bypass in rustdesk-api lets attackers overwrite peer records
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
rustdesk-api through 2.7 contains an authorization bypass that lets unauthenticated attackers overwrite existing peer records by supplying only a target device ID to POST /api/sysinfo. Attackers can overwrite the hostname, username, OS and uuid without uuid verification, then log in presenting that uuid to rebind the peer to their own account. The flaw is tracked as CWE-639 and has a proof-of-concept exploit assessed by CISA SSVC, which rates it as automatable.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
rustdesk-api through 2.7 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to overwrite existing peer records by supplying only a target device ID to POST /api/sysinfo. Attackers can overwrite hostname, username, OS and uuid without uuid verification, then log in presenting that uuid to rebind the peer to their account.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
The sources list no fixed version for rustdesk-api.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111324
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-21 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-21 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
References
Sources
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