CVE-2026-41477

Deskflow: Local privilege escalation via unauthenticated IPC

Published Apr 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Deskflow is a keyboard and mouse sharing app. In 1.20.0, 1.26.0.134, and earlier, Deskflow daemon runs as SYSTEM and exposes an IPC named pipe with WorldAccessOption enabled. The daemon processes privileged commands without authentication, allowing any local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM. Affects both stable v1.20.0 + and Continuous v1.26.0.134 prerelease.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:deskflow:deskflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Deskflow
Deskflow deskflow
Vendors & Products Deskflow
Deskflow deskflow
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Deskflow is a keyboard and mouse sharing app. In 1.20.0, 1.26.0.134, and earlier, Deskflow daemon runs as SYSTEM and exposes an IPC named pipe with WorldAccessOption enabled. The daemon processes privileged commands without authentication, allowing any local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM. Affects both stable v1.20.0 + and Continuous v1.26.0.134 prerelease.
Title Deskflow: Local privilege escalation via unauthenticated IPC
Weaknesses CWE-306
CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 28, 2026, 3:55 AM
Reserved
Apr 20, 2026, 4:14 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 24, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 11:10 PM