CVE-2026-33145
xrdp: Authenticated RCE via unsanitized AlternateShell execution in xrdp-sesman
xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions through 0.10.5 allow an authenticated remote user to execute arbitrary commands on the server due to unsafe handling of the AlternateShell parameter in xrdp-sesman. When the AllowAlternateShell setting is enabled (which is the default when not explicitly configured), xrdp accepts a client-supplied AlternateShell value and executes it via /bin/sh -c during session initialization. This results in shell-interpreted execution of unsanitized, user-controlled input. This behavior effectively provides a scriptable remote command execution primitive over RDP within the security context of the authenticated user, occurring prior to normal window manager startup. This can bypass expected session initialization flows and operational assumptions that restrict execution to interactive desktop environments. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.3
xrdp: Authenticated RCE via unsanitized AlternateShell execution in xrdp-sesman
xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions through 0.10.5 allow an authenticated remote user to execute arbitrary commands on the server due to unsafe handling of the AlternateShell parameter in xrdp-sesman. When the AllowAlternateShell setting is enabled (which is the default when not explicitly configured), xrdp accepts a client-supplied AlternateShell value and executes it via /bin/sh -c during session initialization. This results in shell-interpreted execution of unsanitized, user-controlled input. This behavior effectively provides a scriptable remote command execution primitive over RDP within the security context of the authenticated user, occurring prior to normal window manager startup. This can bypass expected session initialization flows and operational assumptions that restrict execution to interactive desktop environments. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.
- Record
CVE-2026-33145- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-23510
6.3
xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions through 0.10.5 allow an authenticated remote user to execute arbitrary commands on the server due to unsafe handling of the AlternateShell parameter in xrdp-sesman. When the AllowAlternateShell setting is enabled (which is the default when not explicitly configured), xrdp accepts a client-supplied AlternateShell value and executes it via /bin/sh -c during session initialization. This results in shell-interpreted execution of unsanitized, user-controlled input. This behavior effectively provides a scriptable remote command execution primitive over RDP within the security context of the authenticated user, occurring prior to normal window manager startup. This can bypass expected session initialization flows and operational assumptions that restrict execution to interactive desktop environments. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.
- Record
EUVD-2026-23510- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.3
xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions through 0.10.5 allow an authenticated remote user to execute arbitrary commands on the server due to unsafe handling of the AlternateShell parameter in xrdp-sesman. When the AllowAlternateShell setting is enabled (which is the default when not explicitly configured), xrdp accepts a client-supplied AlternateShell value and executes it via /bin/sh -c during session initialization. This results in shell-interpreted execution of unsanitized, user-controlled input. This behavior effectively provides a scriptable remote command execution primitive over RDP within the security context of the authenticated user, occurring prior to normal window manager startup. This can bypass expected session initialization flows and operational assumptions that restrict execution to interactive desktop environments. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.
- Record
CVE-2026-33145- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2026-33145
6.3
xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions through 0.10.5 allow an authenticated remote user to execute arbitrary commands on the server due to unsafe handling of the AlternateShell parameter in xrdp-sesman. When the AllowAlternateShell setting is enabled (which is the default when not explicitly configured), xrdp accepts a client-supplied AlternateShell value and executes it via /bin/sh -c during session initialization. This results in shell-interpreted execution of unsanitized, user-controlled input. This behavior effectively provides a scriptable remote command execution primitive over RDP within the security context of the authenticated user, occurring prior to normal window manager startup. This can bypass expected session initialization flows and operational assumptions that restrict execution to interactive desktop environments. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2026-33145- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
6.3
xrdp: Authenticated RCE via unsanitized AlternateShell execution in xrdp-sesman
xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions through 0.10.5 allow an authenticated remote user to execute arbitrary commands on the server due to unsafe handling of the AlternateShell parameter in xrdp-sesman. When the AllowAlternateShell setting is enabled (which is the default when not explicitly configured), xrdp accepts a client-supplied AlternateShell value and executes it via /bin/sh -c during session initialization. This results in shell-interpreted execution of unsanitized, user-controlled input. This behavior effectively provides a scriptable remote command execution primitive over RDP within the security context of the authenticated user, occurring prior to normal window manager startup. This can bypass expected session initialization flows and operational assumptions that restrict execution to interactive desktop environments. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.
- Record
CVE-2026-33145- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-33145
6.3
xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions through 0.10.5 allow an authenticated remote user to execute arbitrary commands on the server due to unsafe handling of the AlternateShell parameter in xrdp-sesman. When the AllowAlternateShell setting is enabled (which is the default when not explicitly configured), xrdp accepts a client-supplied AlternateShell value and executes it via /bin/sh -c during session initialization. This results in shell-interpreted execution of unsanitized, user-controlled input. This behavior effectively provides a scriptable remote command execution primitive over RDP within the security context of the authenticated user, occurring prior to normal window manager startup. This can bypass expected session initialization flows and operational assumptions that restrict execution to interactive desktop environments. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33145- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-33145
6.3
xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions through 0.10.5 allow an authenticated remote user to execute arbitrary commands on the server due to unsafe handling of the AlternateShell parameter in xrdp-sesman. When the AllowAlternateShell setting is enabled (which is the default when not explicitly configured), xrdp accepts a client-supplied AlternateShell value and executes it via /bin/sh -c during session initialization. This results in shell-interpreted execution of unsanitized, user-controlled input. This behavior effectively provides a scriptable remote command execution primitive over RDP within the security context of the authenticated user, occurring prior to normal window manager startup. This can bypass expected session initialization flows and operational assumptions that restrict execution to interactive desktop environments. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33145- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:10816-1 No score
libpainter0-0.9.27-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libpainter0-0.9.27-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:10816-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xrdpAlpine:v3.23 |
before 0.10.6-r0 | 0.10.6-r0 |
xrdpAlpine:v3.24 |
before 0.10.6-r0 | 0.10.6-r0 |
xrdpDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.10.0-10.10.0-20.10.0~beta1-10.10.0~beta1-20.10.0~beta2-1 Show 34 moreShow less0.10.1-10.10.1-20.10.1-30.10.1-3.10.10.1-40.10.1-4.10.10.2-10.10.2-20.10.4.1-10.10.4.1-20.10.5-10.10.5-20.10.5-30.10.5-40.10.5-50.10.6-10.10.6-20.10.6-30.10.6-40.10.6-50.10.6.1-10.10.6.1-20.10.6.1-2~bpo13+10.10.6.1-30.9.21.1-10.9.21.1-1+deb12u10.9.21.1-1+deb12u20.9.21.1-1+deb12u30.9.24-10.9.24-20.9.24-30.9.24-40.9.24-50.9.24-5~bpo12+1 |
None known |
xrdpDebian:13 |
before 0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2, plus listed versions 0.10.1-3.10.10.1-3.1+deb13u1 |
0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2 |
xrdpDebian:14 |
before 0.10.6-1, plus listed versions 0.10.1-3.10.10.1-40.10.1-4.10.10.2-10.10.2-2 Show 7 moreShow less0.10.4.1-10.10.4.1-20.10.5-10.10.5-20.10.5-30.10.5-40.10.5-5 |
0.10.6-1 |
xrdpUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.6.0-10.6.0-1ubuntu0.10.6.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm10.6.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm20.6.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 |
None known |
xrdpUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.6.1-20.6.1-2ubuntu0.10.6.1-2ubuntu0.30.6.1-2ubuntu0.3+esm10.6.1-2ubuntu0.3+esm20.6.1-2ubuntu0.3+esm3 |
None known |
xrdpUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.1-90.9.4-10.9.4-20.9.4-30.9.4-4 Show 7 moreShow less0.9.4-50.9.5-10.9.5-1build10.9.5-20.9.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm10.9.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm20.9.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
None known |
xrdpUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.9-10.9.12-10.9.12-1ubuntu0.10.9.12-1ubuntu0.1+esm10.9.12-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 |
None known |
xrdpUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.15-1ubuntu10.9.17-10.9.17-20.9.17-2ubuntu10.9.17-2ubuntu2 Show 5 moreShow less0.9.17-2ubuntu2+esm10.9.17-2ubuntu30.9.17-2ubuntu3+esm10.9.17-2ubuntu3+esm20.9.17-2ubuntu3.1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xrdpUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.21.1-10.9.24-20.9.24-30.9.24-3build10.9.24-3build20.9.24-40.9.24-4ubuntu0.1~esm10.9.24-4ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
xrdpUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.10.1-30.10.1-3.10.10.1-3.1+deb13u1build0.25.10.1 |
None known |
xrdpUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.10.1-4.10.10.6.1-2ubuntu1 |
None known |
xrdpUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.10.1-3.10.10.1-40.10.1-4.10.10.1-4.1ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
xrdpopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0.9.27-2.1 | 0.9.27-2.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-33145 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Neutrinolabs Xrdp, published April 17, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. Fixed in xrdp 0.10.6-r0.
References
github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/security/advisories/GHSA-rmvv-7633-fg7h
github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/releases/tag/v0.10.6
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-33145
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/33xxx/CVE-2026-33145.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33145
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-33145
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ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-33145
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33145
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-39917
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32105
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32107
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32623
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32624
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33145
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33689
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35512