UltraVNC repeater authenticated out-of-bounds write in rule parser via oversized token
UltraVNC repeater through 1.8.2.2 contains a post-authentication out-of-bounds write in the allow/deny rule parser. In repeater/webgui/settings.c:225-272, after strncpy_s copies a rule token into temp1[rule1] (25-byte destination) or temp2/temp3 (16-byte destination), the code unconditionally writes a NUL terminator at temp1[rule1][len] = 0 without clamping len to the destination size. When an authenticated administrator saves a rule with a token length equal to or greater than the destination size, the NUL byte is written one or more bytes past the end of the stack-allocated array, corrupting adjacent stack data. An attacker who has obtained admin credentials (including via CVE-2026-7839 default password) can trigger this to gain code execution on the repeater host.
Problem Types
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|
| CWE | CWE-787 | Out-of-bounds Write |
Type: CWE
Description: Out-of-bounds Write
Metrics
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| 3.1 | 7.2 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.2
Base severity: HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Vulnerability discovered during security audit | 2026-06-02 00:00:00 |
| Reported to vendor (coordinated disclosure) | 2026-06-17 00:00:00 |
| Planned public disclosure (90-day window) | 2026-09-15 00:00:00 |
Event: Vulnerability discovered during security audit
Date: 2026-06-02 00:00:00
Event: Reported to vendor (coordinated disclosure)
Date: 2026-06-17 00:00:00
Event: Planned public disclosure (90-day window)
Date: 2026-09-15 00:00:00