Gnome-remote-desktop: gnome-remote-desktop: unauthenticated rdp sockets lack a handshake deadline
Historical advisory recorded 12 Nov 2026 02:56:40 UTC. Read the latest advisory.
cve-program · CVE-2026-96541
PublishedA denial-of-service flaw was found in gnome-remote-desktop. An unauthenticated remote attacker can open RDP connections without completing the handshake and retain the connection-throttling slots indefinitely because no pre-authentication handshake deadline is enforced. By exhausting the global connection limit, an attacker can prevent new RDP clients from connecting until a holding socket is closed.
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CVE-2026-96541 · CVE overview and exploitation status
cve-program · CVE-2026-96541
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