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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-41252 EUVD-2026-46017

xrdp: lib_palette_update Heap Buffer Overflow & RCE

Published Jul 20, 2026 · Updated Jul 23, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
neutrinolabs xrdp < 0.10.6.1 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 xrdp 0.10.6.1-2 —
Debian 13 xrdp 0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2 —
Debian 12 xrdp 0.9.21.1-1+deb12u3 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 xrdp No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS xrdp No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 xrdp No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS xrdp No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS xrdp No fix yet —
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS xrdp No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS xrdp No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS xrdp No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS xrdp No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed xrdp 0.10.6.1-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:11543-1

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