Vulnerability · Published Aug 26, 2026 · Assigned by suse

CVE-2026-59683OpenRGB: local and remote system compromise via arbitrary file write using attacker controlled strings

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in OpenRGB from CalcProgrammer1. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The OpenRGB network protocol allows to write attacker controlled strings into arbitrary file system paths (extension of CVE-2026-59682). This allows either a full system compromise from local or remote (if the daemon is running as root) or a full account takeover (if the daemon is running in user context).

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:14openrgb1.0+ds-0.1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-59683
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSopenrgbno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-59683
Ubuntu:26.10openrgbno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-59683

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
CalcProgrammer1 OpenRGB 0 – through 1.0rc3

Weakness: CWE-73 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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