CVE-2023-30576
Apache Guacamole: Use-after-free in handling of RDP audio input buffer
Apache Guacamole 0.9.10 through 1.5.1 may continue to reference a freed RDP audio input buffer. Depending on timing, this may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the guacd process.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache Guacamole: Use-after-free in handling of RDP audio input buffer
Apache Guacamole 0.9.10 through 1.5.1 may continue to reference a freed RDP audio input buffer. Depending on timing, this may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the guacd process.
- Record
CVE-2023-30576- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-34957
Apache Guacamole 0.9.10 through 1.5.1 may continue to reference a freed RDP audio input buffer. Depending on timing, this may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the guacd process.
- Record
EUVD-2023-34957- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q7pp-7w87-cjxp
Apache Guacamole 0.9.10 through 1.5.1 may continue to reference a freed RDP audio input buffer....
Apache Guacamole 0.9.10 through 1.5.1 may continue to reference a freed RDP audio input buffer. Depending on timing, this may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the guacd process.
- Record
GHSA-q7pp-7w87-cjxp- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Apache Guacamole 0.9.10 through 1.5.1 may continue to reference a freed RDP audio input buffer. Depending on timing, this may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the guacd process.
- Record
CVE-2023-30576- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Guacamole: Use-after-free in handling of RDP audio input buffer
Apache Guacamole 0.9.10 through 1.5.1 may continue to reference a freed RDP audio input buffer. Depending on timing, this may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the guacd process.
- Record
CVE-2023-30576- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-30576
Apache Guacamole 0.9.10 through 1.5.1 may continue to reference a freed RDP audio input buffer. Depending on timing, this may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the guacd process.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-30576- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-guacamole-2023-30576 No score
Apache Guacamole 0.9.10 through 1.5.1 may continue to reference a freed RDP audio input buffer. Depending on timing, this may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the guacd process.
- Record
BIT-guacamole-2023-30576- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-guacamole-server-2023-30576 No score
Apache Guacamole 0.9.10 through 1.5.1 may continue to reference a freed RDP audio input buffer. Depending on timing, this may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the guacd process.
- Record
BIT-guacamole-server-2023-30576- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
guacamoleBitnami |
0.9.0 up to 1.5.2 | 1.5.2 |
guacamole-serverBitnami |
0.9.0 up to 1.5.2 | 1.5.2 |
guacamole-clientUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.8.3-1.10.8.3-1.2 |
None known |
guacamole-clientUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.9+dfsg-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-30576 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apache Guacamole, published June 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in guacamole 1.5.2.