CVE-2026-44178

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 59% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
41%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 20, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 20, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_release, github.
github Patch Available

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in xrdp Virtual Channel Forwarding · Advisory · neutrinolabs/xrdp · GitHub

https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/security/advisories/GHSA-hh7r-2rmq-q4g4
github_release Patch Available

xrdp v0.10.6.1

Patch available: neutrinolabs/xrdp v0.10.6.1

https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/releases/tag/v0.10.6.1

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 16× in last 7d / 16× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-26 16:38 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-26 04:29 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-23 03:14 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-22 23:34 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-20 20:45 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-20 19:15 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-20 18:42 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-20 17:11 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-20 17:09 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-44178?
CVE-2026-44178 is a high vulnerability published on July 20, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-44178 disclosed?
CVE-2026-44178 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 20, 2026, with the most recent update on July 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-44178 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-44178 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 40.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-44178?
CVE-2026-44178 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-44178?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-44178, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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