UltraVNC repeater through 1.8.2.2 contains an off-by-one error in the Base64 decode helper used for HTTP Basic authentication. In repeater/webgui/webutils.c:817, the wi_uudecode() function checks whether the input length exceeds the output buffer with a strict greater-than comparison (>), while the correct check should be greater-than-or-equal (>=). When strlen(authdata) equals sizeof(decode), the decoded output length (approximately 3/4 of input) does not overflow the buffer in current practice because the outer HTTP request bounds constrain the Authorization header. However, the defective check leaves a latent off-by-one condition that could become exploitable if the buffering constraints change. The current risk is limited to a one-byte write at the boundary of a 1024-byte stack buffer under constrained conditions.
CVE-2026-44042
Score 3.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-07-01. NVD baseline CVSS 3.7; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 3.7
- EG Score
- 3.7(high)
- EPSS
- 23.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 1, 2026
Last Modified
July 2, 2026
References (2)
- 33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9chttps://github.com/ultravnc/UltraVNC
- 33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9chttps://uvnc.com/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44042(1)
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Weakness Classification(1)
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Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× 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.
- 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-04 08:22 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-04 08:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-01 05:22 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-01 05:20 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked
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