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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2026-41252 json

xrdp: lib_palette_update Heap Buffer Overflow & RCE

published 2026-07-20 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-24 15 d ago also EUVD-2026-46017

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions 0.10.6 and prior contain a missing bounds check in xrdp, which allows a heap-based buffer overflow when operating in vnc-any mode. The issue occurs during the handling of RFB protocol color map messages from a VNC server, where incoming color indices are not properly validated. A malicious VNC server can exploit this flaw by sending crafted messages with out-of-range values, leading to an out-of-bounds write on the heap. This memory corruption can result in a denial of service (DoS) or potentially allow remote code execution (RCE) prior to authentication. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.1.

Patch / fix

  • neutrinolabs xrdp 0.10.6.1
  • xrdp Debian 12 0.9.21.1-1+deb12u3
  • xrdp Debian 13 0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2
  • xrdp Debian 14 0.10.6.1-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41252

  • xrdp openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.10.6.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11543-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-41252 updated cvss 9.8

xrdp: heap-based buffer overflow in vnc-any mode

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
3 mo ago

Exploit prediction

1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • neutrinolabs xrdp

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

References

Sources

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