CVE-2026-57850 — RustDesk Missing Session Scope Enforcement Allows Out-of-Scope Control Message Injection
RustDesk before 1.4.9 does not enforce a session's authorized connection scope on the server side, so a peer granted a limited session type (FileTransfer, PortForward, ViewCamera, or Terminal) can send control messages and login options reserved for a full Remote session. An authenticated remote peer can exploit this missing scope check to act outside its granted scope, injecting out-of-scope control messages to observe and control the host beyond the permissions it was given.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.5% (30-day exploitation probability)+6
- Technical severity (high)+6
- CISA SSVC: exploitation "poc"+5
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Rustdesk Rustdesk).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (access control), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7 | CVSS 4.0 | High | — | — | disclosure@vulncheck.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 8.7 | CVSS 4.0 | High | — | — | VulnCheck via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| 8.3 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 2.8 | 5.5 | disclosure@vulncheck.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 8.3 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | VulnCheck via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L (score shown at the top: disclosure@vulncheck.com) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
- Audit administrative actions and access to resources outside each user’s normal pattern.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · rustdesk/rustdesk
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 8.3
- Source status changed · → Deferred
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
References
6 on the record
- github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/commit/493b14ba78abc3dfb33f109c7f93c1c95a1dabc4
- github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/pull/15469
- github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk
- github.com/sn0x-sharma/CVE-2026-57850
- github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/releases/tag/1.4.9
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rustdesk-missing-session-scope-enforcement-allows-out-of-s
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
- Low CVE-2026-100417 RustDesk before 1.5.0 One-Way File Transfer Bypass 20d
- Medium CVE-2026-100388 RustDesk before 1.5.0 Missing Authorization Check on Incoming File Clipboard Messages 20d
- Medium CVE-2026-73102 RustDesk Path Traversal via macOS Clipboard File-Paste Aug 26, 2026
- High CVE-2026-73108 RustDesk < 1.4.7 Uncontrolled Memory Allocation DoS via BytesCodec Aug 26, 2026
- Critical CVE-2026-76840 RustDesk through 1.4.9 Heap Buffer Overflow via Unvalidated CLIPRDR FileContentsResponse Length Aug 24, 2026
- High CVE-2026-58056 RustDesk - FileTransfer Session Authorization Scope Bypass Jun 27, 2026
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-57850 is "RustDesk Missing Session Scope Enforcement Allows Out-of-Scope Control Message Injection", rated High. It affects Rustdesk (Rustdesk); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 8.3 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.50% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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