Out-of-bounds read in xrdp - CVE-2026-55645
Published: July 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU136784
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-55645
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: neutrinolabs
Affected software:
xrdp
xrdp
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read in Client Control PDU processing when parsing a specially crafted truncated Client Control PDU during the RDP connection sequence. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted truncated Client Control PDU to cause a denial of service.
Because xrdp forks a new process for each connection by default, a crash is unlikely to bring down the entire service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-55645
Install security update from vendor's website.