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HIGHCVE-2026-41477Published Modified CNA GitHub_M

CVE-2026-41477: Deskflow: Local privilege escalation via unauthenticated IPC

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.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.8
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
Affected Products
1
Affected packages
  • deskflow / deskflow
    <= 1.26.0.134 · <= 1.20.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H