CVE-2026-44178
Heap overflow in xrdp virtual channel allows authenticated RCE or DoS.
Is CVE-2026-44178 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-44178 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-44178?
CVE-2026-44178 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-44178?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-44178. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-44178 affect?
CVE-2026-44178 affects xrdp <= 0.10.6, Linux systems running xrdp, Remote desktop infrastructure using xrdp. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-44178?
Upgrade xrdp to 0.10.6.1; restrict RDP access and disable virtual channel forwarding if unable to patch.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated remote attacker can trigger heap corruption via virtual channel, causing DoS or remote code execution as the xrdp process.
Immediate action required
- affected< 0.10.6.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.