Vulnerability · Published Apr 24, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-41477Deskflow: Local privilege escalation via unauthenticated IPC
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity missing authentication in deskflow from deskflow. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Deskflow is a keyboard and mouse sharing app. In 1.20.0, 1.26.0.134, and earlier, Deskflow daemon runs as SYSTEM and exposes an IPC named pipe with WorldAccessOption enabled. The daemon processes privileged commands without authentication, allowing any local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM. Affects both stable v1.20.0 + and Continuous v1.26.0.134 prerelease.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-306, CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/security/advisories/GHSA-6rx5-g478-775c x_refsource_CONFIRM