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The attack needs to be approached locally. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-27T18:31:28Z","modified":"2026-03-27T18:31:35Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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","level":"medium"},{"version":"3.1","score":7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-426"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:06:54.610516Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-4962","description":"A security flaw has been discovered in UltraVNC up to 1.6.4.0. 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