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.
CVE-2026-76840
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.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.6
- EG Score
- 9.6(high)
- EG Risk
- 43(Track)EG Risk 43/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity96% × 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, 2026RustDesk 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-lengthWindows 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-jcr2-8gccharden wf_cliprdr.c
Fix merged in rustdesk/rustdesk PR #15515 on 2026-07-07 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/pull/15515rustdesk/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.cGitHub - rustdesk/rustdesk: An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer. · GitHub
https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdeskVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-76840(1)
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