CVE-2026-112278: rdesktop Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 7.1v4.0HighDeferred
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2026-112278
Published 19-10-2026Last modified 19-10-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-112278 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in rdesktop.
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)EPSS score
Not scored
0%100%
No EPSS score yetKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 19-10-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
Description
rdesktop through 1.9.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in process_raw_bmpcache() in orders.c that allows malicious RDP servers to crash clients. Attackers can send a raw bitmap cache order declaring large width, height, and bpp values with a tiny payload, causing memcpy() to read past the receive buffer and crash the client.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.1Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesAll 2 agree
- NVDNIST7.1HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Medium 6.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
No EPSS score has been published for this record yet.
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- rdesktopAll versions (No fix recorded)
Rdesktop1 product
- rdesktop≤ 1.9.0
2 vendors · 2 products
References
5 links- hackmd.io/@haindpwn/rdesktop-bitmap-decompress-oob-readThird Party Advisory
- github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/blob/v1.9.0/orders.cTechnical Description
