CVE-2026-50538

libvncserver: LibVNCClient is a library for easy implementation of a VNC client

CVE-2026-50538 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by libvncclient1 0.9.15+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2, released June 14, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.8
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0040
34th percentile

LibVNCClient is a library for easy implementation of a VNC client. In versions 0.9.12 through 0.9.15, a malicious (or man-in-the-middle) VNC server can force a connecting `libvncclient` to write attacker-controlled data past the end of its framebuffer. This is an out-of-bounds heap write with attacker-controlled length, contents, and offset. It needs no authentication (the attacker is the server), works in a default build with default settings, and fires from a single `FramebufferUpdate` the moment the victim connects. It crashes any client unconditionally (denial of service); we also demonstrated it overwriting an application callback pointer and redirecting execution to attacker-chosen code (code execution) under the default configuration. Commit 540332be3e0acc566fa64da6f1b4680c72c724dd patches the issue.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
LibVNCServer · opensuse-leap 16.0 0.9.14-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21735-1 Sep 2, 2026
LibVNCServer · sles 15.7 0.9.14-150600.3.12.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4022-1 Sep 7, 2026
LibVNCServer · sles 16.0 0.9.14-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23601-1 Sep 2, 2026
libvncclient1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 0.9.13+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2 libvncclient1 0.9.13+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2 Jul 3, 2026
libvncclient1 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 0.9.14+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 libvncclient1 0.9.14+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 Jul 3, 2026
libvncclient1 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 0.9.15+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 libvncclient1 0.9.15+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 Jul 3, 2026
libvncclient1 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 0.9.15+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2 libvncclient1 0.9.15+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2 Jun 14, 2026
libvncserver · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 0.9.14+dfsg-1+deb12u2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-50538 Jun 24, 2026
libvncserver · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 0.9.15+dfsg-1+deb13u2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-50538 Jun 24, 2026
libvncserver · Debian 14 0.9.15+dfsg-6 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-50538 Jun 24, 2026
libvncserver1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 0.9.13+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2 libvncserver1 0.9.13+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2 Jul 3, 2026
libvncserver1 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 0.9.14+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 libvncserver1 0.9.14+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 Jul 3, 2026
libvncserver1 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 0.9.15+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 libvncserver1 0.9.15+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 Jul 3, 2026
libvncserver1 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 0.9.15+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2 libvncserver1 0.9.15+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2 Jun 14, 2026

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