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CVE-2026-32853: LibVNC LibVNCServer · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects LibVNC LibVNCServerSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 24 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LibVNCLibVNCServerAffected
  • <=0.9.15
Fixed in–
GitHubLibVNCServerpkg:github/LibVNCServerOther threatsAffected
  • <=0.9.15
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A fix for this vulnerability is available as indicated by the referenced commit 009008e. Users should update LibVNCServer to a version including this fix (versions after 0.9.15). No additional mitigations are specified.

Description

LibVNCServer versions 0.9.15 and prior (fixed in commit 009008e) contain a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the UltraZip encoding handler that allows a malicious VNC server to cause information disclosure or application crash. Attackers can exploit improper bounds checking in the HandleUltraZipBPP() function by manipulating subrectangle header counts to read beyond the allocated heap buffer.

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