CVE-2026-76840: rustdesk · Out-of-bounds Write
Affects rustdeskSource CVE Database V5
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High · fixed in 3.30.0 : patch rustdesk soon.
Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 14:32 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.5 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 9.6 |
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-08-24.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.30.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 8 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| rustdeskrustdesk | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubrustdeskpkg:github/rustdeskOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, users should exercise caution when accepting clipboard data from untrusted or unknown remote peers. Disabling clipboard redirection in RustDesk may mitigate the risk of exploitation.
Description
CVE-2026-76840 is a high-severity out-of-bounds write vulnerability in RustDesk's Windows clipboard redirection feature. The flaw occurs because the software copies a peer-supplied length into a fixed-size buffer without properly checking upper bounds, allowing a malicious remote peer to write data beyond the buffer's end during clipboard file content pasting. This vulnerability is similar to a previously fixed defect in FreeRDP and affects RustDesk versions up to 1.4.9.
References
- github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/blob/1.4.9/libs/clipboard/src/windows/wf_cliprdr.c (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/pull/15515 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-m37j-jcr2-8gcc (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/rustdesk-through-heap-buffer-overflow-via-unvalidated-cliprdr-filecontentsresponse-length (opens in a new tab)