Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-44178 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-44178 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-44178?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 20 July 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Neutrinolabs Xrdp <= 0.10.6.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-44178?
- A patch was published on 2026-07-06: Version 0.10.6.1 released Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-44178 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-44178?
- Check whether you run Neutrinolabs Xrdp at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A heap-based buffer overflow (CWE-122) exists in xrdp versions 0.10.6 and prior within the virtual channel forwarding mechanism. The vulnerability occurs because the xrdp process uses a fixed-size buffer when forwarding data from a remote client to the internal channel server without performing adequate bounds checking. An authenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted virtual channel message that exceeds the buffer capacity, leading to heap memory corruption. Successful exploitation can result in a crash (DoS) or arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the xrdp process. The issue is resolved in version 0.10.6.1.
Affected products
- neutrinolabs xrdp <= 0.10.6
Timeline
- 2026-07-02: advisory: GitHub Security Advisory published
- 2026-07-06: patched: Version 0.10.6.1 released
- 2026-07-20: disclosed: CVE-2026-44178 published to NVD