CVE-2026-41477
Description
A flaw was found in Deskflow. A local unprivileged user can exploit this by interacting with an Inter-Process Communication (IPC) named pipe, which the Deskflow daemon exposes with broad access permissions. The daemon, running with SYSTEM privileges, processes commands without authentication, allowing the user to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges. This leads to privilege escalation.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Access Control,Other
Technical Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity; Varies by Context
Exposing critical functionality essentially provides an attacker with the privilege level of that functionality. The consequences will depend on the associated functionality, but they can range from reading or modifying sensitive data, accessing administrative or other privileged functionality, or possibly even executing arbitrary code.
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