CVE-2026-44978

xrdp: xrdp is an open source RDP server

CVE-2026-44978 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by FEDORA-2026-952A486B39, released July 17, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.3
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0053
45th percentile

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. 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. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.1.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
xrdp · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 0.9.21.1-1+deb12u3 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44978 Aug 1, 2026
xrdp · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44978 Aug 1, 2026
xrdp · Debian 14 0.10.6.1-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44978 Aug 1, 2026
xrdp · Fedora 43 1:0.10.6.1-3.fc43 FEDORA-2026-952A486B39 Jul 17, 2026
xrdp-debuginfo · Fedora 43 1:0.10.6.1-3.fc43 FEDORA-2026-952A486B39 Jul 17, 2026
xrdp-debugsource · Fedora 43 1:0.10.6.1-3.fc43 FEDORA-2026-952A486B39 Jul 17, 2026
xrdp-devel · Fedora 43 1:0.10.6.1-3.fc43 FEDORA-2026-952A486B39 Jul 17, 2026
xrdp-selinux · Fedora 43 1:0.10.6.1-3.fc43 FEDORA-2026-952A486B39 Jul 17, 2026

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