CVE-2026-76840

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.69.6
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-24. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:vulncheck, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

RustDesk's Windows clipboard redirection copies a peer-supplied length into a fixed-size caller buffer without an upper bound check. When an OLE paste consumer such as explorer.exe calls IStream::Read with a buffer of cb bytes, CliprdrStream_Read in libs/clipboard/src/windows/wf_cliprdr.c requests that many bytes of a remote file through cliprdr_send_request_filecontents and then executes CopyMemory(pv, clipboard->req_fdata, clipboard->req_fsize), where req_fsize is taken verbatim from the peer's CLIPRDR FileContentsResponse by wf_cliprdr_server_file_contents_response (req_fsize = fileContentsResponse->cbRequested) and is never clamped to cb anywhere in the chain. The function's only length comparison, req_fsize < cb, handles the short-read case and is evaluated after the copy has already occurred. A malicious or compromised peer that answers a small file-contents read with an oversized response therefore writes attacker-chosen data past the end of the paste consumer's heap buffer when the local user pastes clipboard file contents offered by the remote side. The file is a fork of FreeRDP's client/Windows/wf_cliprdr.c, where the same defect is CVE-2026-68579, fixed in FreeRDP 3.30.0.

CVSS v3
9.6
EG Score
9.6(high)
EG Risk
43(Track)
EG Risk 43/100SSVC: 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
Severity96% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
22%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 24, 2026

Last Modified

August 29, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Aug 29, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github, github_pr.
generic

RustDesk through 1.4.9 Heap Buffer Overflow via Unvalidated CLIPRDR FileContentsResponse Length | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rustdesk-through-heap-buffer-overflow-via-unvalidated-cliprdr-filecontentsresponse-length
github Patch Available

Windows clipboard: `CliprdrStream_Read` copies a server-controlled length into the caller's buffer (heap overflow) · Advisory · FreeRDP/FreeRDP · GitHub

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-m37j-jcr2-8gcc
github_pr

harden wf_cliprdr.c

Fix merged in rustdesk/rustdesk PR #15515 on 2026-07-07 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/pull/15515
generic

rustdesk/libs/clipboard/src/windows/wf_cliprdr.c at 1.4.9 · rustdesk/rustdesk · GitHub

https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/blob/1.4.9/libs/clipboard/src/windows/wf_cliprdr.c
generic

GitHub - rustdesk/rustdesk: An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer. · GitHub

https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-76840(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 47× in last 7d / 47× 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. 2026-08-30 02:17 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 02:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-29 21:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-29 17:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-29 12:03 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-29 12:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-29 09:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-29 04:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-29 00:27 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-29 00:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-28 18:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-28 13:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-28 09:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-28 04:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-28 00:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-27 20:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-27 15:40 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-27 15:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-27 11:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-27 06:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-27 02:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-26 22:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-26 17:48 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-26 17:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-26 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-26 08:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-26 04:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-25 23:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-25 19:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-25 15:08 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-25 15:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-25 10:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-25 06:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-25 01:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-24 21:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-24 17:19 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-24 17:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-24 16:34 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-24 16:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-24 14:24 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-24 13:22 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-24 13:22 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-76840?
CVE-2026-76840 is a critical vulnerability published on August 24, 2026. RustDesk's Windows clipboard redirection copies a peer-supplied length into a fixed-size caller buffer without an upper bound check. When an OLE paste consumer such as explorer.exe calls IStream::Read with a buffer of cb bytes, CliprdrStreamRead in libs/clipboard/src/windows/wfcliprdr.c requests…
When was CVE-2026-76840 disclosed?
CVE-2026-76840 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 24, 2026, with the most recent update on August 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-76840 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-76840 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 77.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-76840?
CVE-2026-76840 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.6 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-76840?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-76840, 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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