CVE-2026-32107 xrdp: Fail-open privilege drop in sesexec — child processes may execute as root if setuid fails
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges to root and execute arbitrary code if the privilege drop fails in xrdp.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-32107?
CVE-2026-32107 is a high-severity vulnerability in neutrinolabs xrdp, published on 17 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
xrdp is an open source RDP server. In versions through 0.10.5, the session execution component did not properly handle an error during the privilege drop process. This improper privilege management could allow an authenticated local attacker to escalate privileges to root and execute arbitrary code on the system. An additional exploit would be needed to facilitate this. This issue has been fixed in version 0.10.6.
Weakness: CWE-273
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-32107?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Neutrinolabs Xrdp.
How do I fix CVE-2026-32107?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-32107 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-32107 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in neutrinolabs xrdp
- CVE-2026-41252 xrdp: lib_palette_update Heap Buffer Overflow & RCE
- CVE-2026-32105 xrdp: RDP MAC signature (dataSignature) never verified on receive — integrity bypass in non-TLS mode
- CVE-2026-44178 xrdp: Channel Data Forwarding Fixed-Size Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2026-33689 xrdp: Pre-authentication out-of-bounds reads in channel parsers
- CVE-2026-35512 xrdp: Heap buffer overflow in EGFX channel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-32107, GHSA-p5m6-7m43-pjv9, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32107.