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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41252

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.

Products
xrdp
Affected versions
0.10.1-3, 0.10.1-3.1, 0.10.1-3.1+deb13u1build0.25.10.1, 0.10.1-4, 0.10.1-4.1, 0.10.1-4.1ubuntu0.1, 0.10.6.1-2ubuntu1, 0.6.0-1, 0.6.0-1ubuntu0.1, 0.6.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm1, 0.6.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm2, 0.6.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm3, 0.6.1-2, 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.1, 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.3, 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.3+esm1, 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.3+esm2, 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.3+esm3, 0.9.1-9, 0.9.12-1, 0.9.12-1ubuntu0.1, 0.9.12-1ubuntu0.1+esm1, 0.9.12-1ubuntu0.1+esm2, 0.9.15-1ubuntu1, 0.9.17-1, 0.9.17-2, 0.9.17-2ubuntu1, 0.9.17-2ubuntu2, 0.9.17-2ubuntu2+esm1, 0.9.17-2ubuntu3, 0.9.17-2ubuntu3+esm1, 0.9.17-2ubuntu3+esm2, 0.9.17-2ubuntu3.1, 0.9.21.1-1, 0.9.24-2, 0.9.24-3, 0.9.24-3build1, 0.9.24-3build2, 0.9.24-4, 0.9.24-4ubuntu0.1, 0.9.24-4ubuntu0.1~esm1, 0.9.4-1, 0.9.4-2, 0.9.4-3, 0.9.4-4, 0.9.4-5, 0.9.5-1, 0.9.5-1build1, 0.9.5-2, 0.9.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, 0.9.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm2, 0.9.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm3, 0.9.9-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-41252
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 02:11 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41252

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Jul 2026, 17:17 UTC

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.

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Complete source record
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        "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41252",
        "https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/security/advisories/GHSA-w5vg-6qmv-j63j"
      ]
    },
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        "value": "CVE-2026-41252",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
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    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 358437,
  "published_at": "2026-07-20T17:17:00+00:00"
}