deskflow up to 1.20.0/1.26.0.134 missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in deskflow up to 1.20.0/1.26.0.134. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes missing authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-41477. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in deskflow up to 1.20.0/1.26.0.134. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Deskflow is a keyboard and mouse sharing app. In 1.20.0, 1.26.0.134, and earlier, Deskflow daemon runs as SYSTEM and exposes an IPC named pipe with WorldAccessOption enabled. The daemon processes privileged commands without authentication, allowing any local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM. Affects both stable v1.20.0 + and Continuous v1.26.0.134 prerelease.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-41477 since 04/20/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-25623). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/20/2026 CVE reserved
04/24/2026 +4 days Advisory disclosed
04/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-6rx5-g478-775c
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-41477 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-41477
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-359569
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/24/2026 23:08
Updated: 04/25/2026 00:52
Changes: 04/24/2026 23:08 (61), 04/25/2026 00:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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