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Versions 0.10.6 and prior contain a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability within the FIPS-specific receive paths. This vulnerability does not affect the default configuration of xrdp. The vulnerability is only exploitable when the security layer is set to security_layer=negotiate or security_layer=rdp, and the crypto level is changed to crypt_level=fips in xrdp.ini. In this specific non-default mode, the server fails to validate the FIPS padding length field, leading to a pointer underflow and a subsequent negative length calculation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted FIPS-protected PDU, causing a heap out-of-bounds read that results in a process crash and denial of service (DoS). However, since xrdp forks a new process for each connection by default, an out-of-bounds read causing a process crash is unlikely to bring down the entire xrdp service. 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An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted FIPS-protected PDU, causing a heap out-of-bounds read that results in a process crash and denial of service (DoS). However, since xrdp forks a new process for each connection by default, an out-of-bounds read causing a process crash is unlikely to bring down the entire xrdp service. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.1.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-20T16:56:03Z","modified":"2026-07-21T16:04:45Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:19:46.900828Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-44978","description":"xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions 0.10.6 and prior contain a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability within the FIPS-specific receive paths. This vulnerability does not affect the default configuration of xrdp. 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(CVE-2026-44178)\nXRDP is vulnerable to a server timing attack, leading to user\nenumeration. (CVE-2026-42218)\nUnchecked FIPS padding length in standard RDP Security causes heap\nout-of-bounds read in HMAC verification. (CVE-2026-44978)\nPre-auth infinite loop via totalLength=0 in TS_SHARECONTROLHEADER.\n(CVE-2026-54538)\nMalformed Confirm Active capability sets cause out-of-bounds reads.\n(CVE-2026-55238)\nNo authentication required with Xvnc backend. (CVE-2026-55626)\nOut-of-bounds read in GCC Conference Create Request CS_SECURITY\nprocessing (xrdp_sec_process_mcs_data_CS_SECURITY). (CVE-2026-55639)\nOut-of-bounds read in Client Control PDU processing\n(xrdp_rdp_process_data_control). 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