CVE-2026-32853
HIGHLibVNCServer UltraZip Encoding Heap Out-of-bounds Read
Title source: cnaDescription
LibVNCServer versions 0.9.15 and prior (fixed in commit 009008e) contain a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the UltraZip encoding handler that allows a malicious VNC server to cause information disclosure or application crash. Attackers can exploit improper bounds checking in the HandleUltraZipBPP() function by manipulating subrectangle header counts to read beyond the allocated heap buffer.
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
13.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (3)
LibVNC/LibVNCServer
< 0.9.15
LibVNC/LibVNCServer
009008e2f4d5a54dd71f422070df3af7b3dbc931
libvncserver_project/libvncserver
< 0.9.15
Published
Mar 24, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 24, 2026