CVE-2026-41477
highDeskflow is a keyboard and mouse sharing app.
Vendor / product: Deskflow — deskflow
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.
CVSS
7.8
7.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (security-advisories@github.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-04-24 20:16
Modified: 2026-11-11 23:10
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 3 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-11 23:13 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
deskflow / deskflow ≥1.20.0 ≤1.26.0.161
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/security/advisories/GHSA-6rx5-g478-775c
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/security/advisories/GHSA-6rx5-g478-775c
References
- https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/security/advisories/GHSA-6rx5-g478-775c security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/security/advisories/GHSA-6rx5-g478-775c 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-11 23:13 UTC · record ↗