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RustDesk before 1.5.0 One-Way File Transfer Bypass

Type: advisorySources: OSV

RustDesk before 1.5.0 on Windows fails to enforce the one-way file transfer option against peer clipboard file requests, allowing authenticated peers to read files from the host clipboard. Attackers can send FormatDataRequest and FileContentsRequest messages to retrieve copied files by guessing the FileGroupDescriptorW format identifier.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-100417
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 17:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

RustDesk before 1.5.0 One-Way File Transfer Bypass

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Sept 2026, 20:25 UTC

RustDesk before 1.5.0 on Windows fails to enforce the one-way file transfer option against peer clipboard file requests, allowing authenticated peers to read files from the host clipboard. Attackers can send FormatDataRequest and FileContentsRequest messages to retrieve copied files by guessing the FileGroupDescriptorW format identifier.

osv:CVE-2026-100417
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-100417",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "RustDesk before 1.5.0 One-Way File Transfer Bypass",
    "summary": "RustDesk before 1.5.0 on Windows fails to enforce the one-way file transfer option against peer clipboard file requests, allowing authenticated peers to read files from the host clipboard. Attackers can send FormatDataRequest and FileContentsRequest messages to retrieve copied files by guessing the FileGroupDescriptorW format identifier.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-100417",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:31.032531624Z",
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        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100417",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rustdesk-before-1.5.0-one-way-file-transfer-bypass",
        "https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/commit/f299fb9906006247863250d7dfaa016f29eef7a4",
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        "https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk",
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        "https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/blob/1.4.9/src/ui_cm_interface.rs#L618-L638"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 498055,
  "published_at": "2026-09-25T20:25:18.041+00:00"
}