CVE catalog
CVE-2026-44978
xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions 0.10.6 and prior contain a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability within the FIPS-specific receive paths. This vulnerability does not affect the default conf
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.53% · Oct 25, 2026
xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions 0.10.6 and prior contain a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability within the FIPS-specific receive paths. This vulnerability does not affect the default configuration of xrdp. The vulnerability is only exploitable when the security layer is set to security_layer=negotiate or security_layer=rdp, and the crypto level is changed to crypt_level=fips in xrdp.ini. In this specific non-default mode, the server fails to validate the FIPS padding length field, leading to a pointer underflow and a subsequent negative length calculation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted FIPS-protected PDU, causing a heap out-of-bounds read that results in a process crash and denial of service (DoS). However, since xrdp forks a new process for each connection by default, an out-of-bounds read causing a process crash is unlikely to bring down the entire xrdp service. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.1.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | xrdp | sid | 0.10.6.1-3 | fixed |
| Debian | xrdp | forky | 0.10.6.1-3 | fixed |
| Debian | xrdp | trixie | 0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2 | fixed |
| Debian | xrdp | trixie-security | 0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2 | fixed |
| Debian | xrdp | bookworm | 0.9.21.1-1+deb12u2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | xrdp | bookworm-security | 0.9.21.1-1+deb12u3 | fixed |
| Cpe | xrdp | Not reported | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Cpe | xrdp | Not reported | 0.10.6.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | xrdp | source | sid | 0.10.6.1-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | xrdp | source | forky | 0.10.6.1-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | xrdp | source | trixie | 0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | xrdp | source | bookworm | 0.9.21.1-1+deb12u3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | xrdp | cpe | Not reported | 0.10.6.1 | Not reported | NVD-CVE-2026-44978 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [xrdp]Affected
Details (6)
0.9.21.1-1+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormAffected · Fixed:
0.9.21.1-1+deb12u3nvd · xrdp · debian · bookworm; nvd · xrdp · debian · 12
0.9.21.1-1+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormAffected · Fixed:
0.9.21.1-1+deb12u3nvd · xrdp · debian · bookworm; nvd · xrdp · debian · 12
0.9.24-5~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
0.9.21.1-1+deb12u3nvd · xrdp · debian · bookworm; nvd · xrdp · debian · 12
0.9.24-5~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
0.9.21.1-1+deb12u3nvd · xrdp · debian · bookworm; nvd · xrdp · debian · 12
0.9.21.1-1+deb12u3· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.9.21.1-1+deb12u3nvd · xrdp · debian · bookworm; nvd · xrdp · debian · 12
0.9.21.1-1+deb12u3· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.9.21.1-1+deb12u3nvd · xrdp · debian · bookworm; nvd · xrdp · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [xrdp]Affected
Details (5)
0.10.1-3.1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieAffected · Fixed:
0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2nvd · xrdp · debian · 13
0.10.1-3.1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieAffected · Fixed:
0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2nvd · xrdp · debian · 13
0.10.1-3.1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-security · Historical versionAffected · Fixed:
0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2nvd · xrdp · debian · 13
0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2nvd · xrdp · debian · 13
0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2nvd · xrdp · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_11543-1.json]
- [https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/releases/tag/v0.10.6.1]
- [https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/security/advisories/GHSA-9cg5-f7m7-ppvj]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44978]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44978]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-44978]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44978.json]
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