# CVE-2026-12161: Command injection in Remote Desktop Manager

> An authenticated user can execute arbitrary commands on remote SSH hosts via crafted input in the Elevate Shell feature, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 20 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w469-xxf5-q946

## What is CVE-2026-12161?

CVE-2026-12161 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager, published on 15 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper input validation in the SSH Elevate Shell feature allows an authenticated user
 with permission to create or modify a shared SSH entry to execute 
arbitrary commands on a remote SSH host using stored elevation 
credentials via a crafted alternate username and user interaction with 
the Elevate Shell action.

This affects  : 
- Remote Desktop Manager 2026.2.5.0 through 2026.2.7.0

- Remote Desktop Manager 2026.1.23.0 and earlier

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12161?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-12161?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12161 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-12161 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12161 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager

- [CVE-2026-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2590/): Security feature bypass in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-6057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6057/): Auth bypass in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-6593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6593/): Missing authorization in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-5765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5765/): Missing authorization in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-4373](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4373/): Missing authorization in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-12161 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-12161 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager, published on 15 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12161 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12161/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12161/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12161
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12161
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-12161

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12161/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.