Vulnerability · Published Mar 5, 2026 · Assigned by VULSec
CVE-2026-30792RustDesk Client Blindly Merges Unauthenticated Strategy Payloads, Bypassing Local Security Settings
High 8.3
In plain English
A high-severity insufficient verification of data authenticity in RustDesk Client from rustdesk-client. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in rustdesk-client RustDesk Client rustdesk-client on Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS, Android, WebClient (Strategy sync, HTTP API client, config options engine modules) allows Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle. This vulnerability is associated with program files src/hbbs_http/sync.Rs, hbb_common/src/config.Rs and program routines Strategy merge loop in sync.Rs, Config::set_options(). This issue affects RustDesk Client: through 1.4.8.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| rustdesk-client | RustDesk Client | 0 – through 1.4.8 |
Weakness: CWE-345 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://rustdesk.com/docs/en/self-host/client-configuration/advanced-settings/ technical-description, x_--config documentation
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSds6jjpd38oO_yIAyd1HYtKNUuea-I-ozAPpGhYI7QgAU-QGJ7D8a4rOZVj1vmiUXV1EcdRHf9aZAW/pub third-party-advisory, exploit
- https://www.vulsec.org/ vdb-entry, third-party-advisory