TigerVNC accessible via the network and not just via a UNIX socket as intended
## Summary `jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy` was meant to rely on UNIX sockets readable only by the current user since version 3.0.0, but when used with TigerVNC, the VNC server started by `jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy` were still accessible via the network. This vulnerability does not affect users having TurboVNC as the `vncserver` executable. ## Credits This vulnerability was identified by Arne Gottwald at University of Göttingen and analyzed, reported, and reviewed by @frejanordsiek.
- Products
- jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy
- Affected versions
- 3.0.0
- Fixed versions
- 3.0.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-32428
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 18:51 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
TigerVNC accessible via the network and not just via a UNIX socket as intended
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 12 Apr 2025, 03:42 UTC
## Summary `jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy` was meant to rely on UNIX sockets readable only by the current user since version 3.0.0, but when used with TigerVNC, the VNC server started by `jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy` were still accessible via the network. This vulnerability does not affect users having TurboVNC as the `vncserver` executable. ## Credits This vulnerability was identified by Arne Gottwald at University of Göttingen and analyzed, reported, and reviewed by @frejanordsiek.
osv:GHSA-vrq4-9hc3-cgp7
jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy
Fixed versions: 3.0.1
Complete source record
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