CVE-2026-32853

LibVNCServer UltraZip Encoding Heap Out-of-bounds Read

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 24, 2026 at 05:30 PM UTC
Updated: July 14, 2026 at 07:54 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLibVNCServerLibvncserverLibvncserver

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 0.9.15
Vendor states this is fixed in 9008e2f4d5a54dd71f422070df3af7b3dbc931 (unaffected)
v < 0.9.15
Affected range stops below 0.9.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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