CVE-2026-3598
RustDesk Server Generates Config Strings Using Reversible Encoding (Base64 + Reverse) Instead of Encryption
Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in rustdesk-server-pro RustDesk Server Pro rustdesk-server-pro on Windows, MacOS, Linux (Config string generation, web console export modules) allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. This vulnerability is associated with program routines Config export/generation routines.
This issue affects RustDesk Server Pro: through 1.7.5.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.7
RustDesk Server Generates Config Strings Using Reversible Encoding (Base64 + Reverse) Instead of Encryption
Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in rustdesk-server-pro RustDesk Server Pro rustdesk-server-pro on Windows, MacOS, Linux (Config string generation, web console export modules) allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. This vulnerability is associated with program routines Config export/generation routines.
This issue affects RustDesk Server Pro: through 1.7.5.
- Record
CVE-2026-3598- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-327, CWE-684
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-9823
8.7
Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in rustdesk-server-pro RustDesk Server Pro rustdesk-server-pro on Windows, MacOS, Linux (Config string generation, web console export modules) allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. This vulnerability is associated with program routines Config export/generation routines.
This issue affects RustDesk Server Pro: through 1.7.5.
- Record
EUVD-2026-9823- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8f92-r334-42wm
8.7
Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in rustdesk-server-pro RustDesk...
Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in rustdesk-server-pro RustDesk Server Pro rustdesk-server-pro on Windows, MacOS, Linux (Config string generation, web console export modules) allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. This vulnerability is associated with program routines Config export/generation routines.
This issue affects RustDesk Server Pro: through 1.7.5.
- Record
GHSA-8f92-r334-42wm- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.7
Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in rustdesk-server-pro RustDesk Server Pro rustdesk-server-pro on Windows, MacOS, Linux (Config string generation, web console export modules) allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. This vulnerability is associated with program routines Config export/generation routines.
This issue affects RustDesk Server Pro: through 1.7.5.
- Record
CVE-2026-3598- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327, CWE-684
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.7
RustDesk Server Generates Config Strings Using Reversible Encoding (Base64 + Reverse) Instead of Encryption
Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in rustdesk-server-pro RustDesk Server Pro rustdesk-server-pro on Windows, MacOS, Linux (Config string generation, web console export modules) allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. This vulnerability is associated with program routines Config export/generation routines.
This issue affects RustDesk Server Pro: through 1.7.5.
- Record
CVE-2026-3598- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-327, CWE-684
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-3598 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Rustdesk Server, published March 5, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
rustdesk.com/docs/en/client
docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSds6jjpd38oO_yIAyd1HYtKNUuea-I-ozAPpGhYI7QgAU-QGJ7D8a4rOZVj1vmiUXV1EcdRHf9aZAW/pub
vulsec.org
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3598
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8f92-r334-42wm
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/3xxx/CVE-2026-3598.json
github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk-server-pro/releases